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 will take the 4 identified elective courses below and those with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy will take the 2 identified elective courses below. Courses are taught online and most courses are taught once per year to facilitate completion of the curriculum. Each student will work with the enrollment managmement to establish a degree plan upon admission to the program that is designed to meet graduation requirements by spring of 2028. All curricular degree requirements must be completed by spring of 2028.

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 *Students admitted with a Master's degree will take the following electives Credit Hours
HPOT 7301 Principles of Management and Leadership in Healthcare 3 hours
HPOT 7302 Health Insurance and Reimbursement 3 hours
Elective Courses
Course Designation *Students admitted with a Bachelor's degree will take the following electives Credit Hours
HPOT 7301 Principles of Management and Leadership in Healthcare 3 hours
HPOT 7302 Health Insurance and Reimbursement 3 hours
HPOT 7305 Health and Wellness Promotion 3 hours
HPOT 7370 Independent Study 3 hours