Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy: Curriculum | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Curriculum

The Post-Professional-OTD program curriculum requires the completion of 27 semester credit hours for individuals with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy and 33 semester credit hours for individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. The curriculum consists of a set of required core courses and a variety of elective courses. All students will complete the core curriculum courses. Students with a Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy take 4 elective courses and those with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy choose 2 elective courses. Courses are taught online and most courses will be taught once per year to facilitate completion of the curriculum. Students are required to successfully complete at least two courses within each academic year (defined as consecutive Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters). Each student will work with the program director to establish a degree plan upon admission to the program that is flexible and designed to best meet the student’s professional interests and goals. All curricular degree requirements must be completed in no more than five years.

For detailed course descriptions, please see the School of Health Professions Catalog.

Core Courses
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPOT 7350  Professional Seminar 3 hours
HPOT 7351 Current Issues in Occupational Therapy Practice 3 hours
HPOT 7352 Practice Based Scholarship 3 hours
HPOT 7353 Evidence Based Practice 3 hours
HPOT 7354 Outcomes Measurement 3 hours
HPOT 7110 Capstone Pre-Proposal 1 hour
HPOT 7290 Capstone 1: Project Proposal 2 hours
HPOT 7391 Capstone 2: Project Implementation and Evaluation 3 hours
Total Hours 21 hours
Elective Courses
Course Designation Credit Hours
HPOT 7301 Principles of Management and Leadership in Healthcare 3 hours
HPOT 7302 Health Insurance and Reimbursement 3 hours
HPOT 7303 Curriculum Design and Teaching in Health Professions 3 hours
HPOT 7304 Educational Evaluation in Health Professions 3 hours
HPOT 7305 Health and Wellness Promotion 3 hours
HPOT 7370 Independent Study 3 hours