Occupational Therapy (PhD)
About Program
Seriously consider applying to our Ph.D. program if you would like to advance in your career as a researcher and academician. The program is aimed at the working professional who may not be able to relocate for full-time study. Our program is offered in a primarily distance education format with some scheduled on-campus classes. Students travel to the our beautiful main campus in South Florida once each semester for a long weekend of coursework. The rest of the semester's coursework is completed through online learning technology, asynchronous discussion postings, and live voice discussions. There is a one-week on-campus Summer Research Institute, a research residency requirement, and a qualifying process prior to starting your dissertation. You will visit us for an on-campus new student orientation and in-processing before the start of the first term to help prepare you for the program of studies. The Ph.D. program and curriculum includes OT core courses, multi-disciplinary core courses, electives, research residency, qualifying process, and completion of a dissertation study and report.
Please go to Admissions Requirements and Procedures link to view our admissions information.
Note important changes to our brochure that starts in the fall 2012 term: (1) tuition will be $600 per credit hour, and (2) the admissions requirement has been changed - the GRE combined verbal and quantitative score is now a preference and not a requirement.
Courses
|
Courses |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HPH 7300 | Fundamentals of Biostatistics | 3 |
| HPH 7310 | Statistical Inference | 3 |
| HPH 7400 | Research Design (Quantitative) | 3 |
| HPH 7410 | Research Methods (Qualitative) | 3 |
| HPH 7500 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| HPH 7600 | Grant Writing and Publication | 3 |
| OCT 7010 | Theory Development for Models of Practice | 3 |
| OCT 7101 | The Health Professional as Academic Educator | 3 |
| OCT 7103 | Occupation-Centered Practice | 3 |
| OCT 7302 | Contextual Aspects of Occupational Performance | 3 |
| OCT 7820 | Applying Measurement Theory to Evaluation | 3 |
| OCT 7860 | Creative Leadership | 3 |
| OCT 8945 | Studies for the Qualifying Examination | 1 |
| OCT 8950 | Research Residency | 3 |
| OCT 8970 | Doctoral Dissertation | 9 |
| OCT 8971 | Continuing Dissertation Service | 0 |
| Electives | 12 | |
| TOTAL | 61* | |
| *Minimum of 61 credits to graduate | ||
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