Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Administration

Faculty

Program Director

Karen Jacobs, Clinical Professor
kjacobs@bu.edu
617-353-7516

Distance Education Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

The OTD program prepares occupational therapists to assume leadership roles in developing and evaluating innovative responses to health-care needs related to occupational performance and societal participation.

Completion of the doctoral project is a central feature of the program. The project includes critically analyzing the theoretical and evidence base for current approaches, analyzing the social and cultural factors affecting the practice context, developing a scientifically grounded innovation to improve service outcomes, and designing methods to evaluate individual and program-level outcomes.

This innovative program is offered online with two short on-campus components at the beginning and end. Students take one 7-week course while concurrently working on the doctoral project each semester. The OTD requires 51 credits; up to 6 foundation courses may be waived based on previous graduate study.

For more on the post-professional OTD program (including program and course descriptions, admission requirements, and procedures), please visit www.otdegree.com; email info@otdegree.com; or phone 866-232-0232, ext. 3367.

Distance Education Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Master of Science (MS)

Note: The Master of Science Program is not accepting new students after January 2011.

Doctoral Program in Rehabilitation Sciences (ScD)

Program Director

Robert Wagenaar, Professor
wagenaar@bu.edu
617-353-7533

Occupational therapy faculty participate actively in the interdisciplinary Doctor of Science Program in Rehabilitation Sciences. Occupational therapists interested in pursuing doctoral study to prepare for a career in research and teaching can find a detailed description of the ScD program under Rehabilitation Sciences.