Overview

It is an advanced degree for practicing occupational therapists, i.e. those who already have earned a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.

The Post-Professional Occupational Therapy program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is designed to serve current working professionals who wish to advance their careers by earning a higher degree in order to assume positions in teaching, advanced clinical practice, and/or leadership positions.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate their advanced knowledge of occupational therapy practice through the attainment of course-level learning outcomes in the post-professional OTD program, measured by key assignments throughout their coursework.

Students will demonstrate advanced-level skill in the Evidence-Based Practice Course through the development of a clinical research question that they will investigate further in their Capstone project.

Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze the impact of social determinants by successfully writing a detailed research paper on one aspect of the social determinants of health in the Social Determinants of Health course.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Clinical Practice in Occupational Therapy

Leadership and Advocacy in Occupational Therapy Practice

Distance Education and Telehealth

Evidence Based Education

Issues in Higher Education and Healthcare

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Occupational Health and Safety View 7 other PhDs in Occupational Health and Safety in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A degree in occupational therapy from an entry-level educational program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

Initially certified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

An earned Master's degree from an accredited academic institution

Current licensure as an occupational therapist (OTR)

Minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 (4.00=A) for the last two years of your academic coursework (60 credits).

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Tuition Fee

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International

25985 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25985 USD per year during 24 months.
National

25695 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25695 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

7553 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7553 USD per year during 24 months.

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