{"id":2822,"date":"2018-01-23T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/ocsci\/?page_id=2822"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:44:58","slug":"ms-academic-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/prospectivestudents\/programs\/ms-academic-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Academic Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Curriculum Design<\/h3>\n<p>An entry-level professional curriculum is the course of study that students will follow until graduation. While the accreditation standards determine the basic content to be covered, we have developed an approach to occupational therapy education that is based on our mission and philosophical beliefs. Our curriculum reflects our unique approach to content, the way we view relationships among core concepts, and a progression of learning through coursework, fieldwork, and culminating projects. Therefore, students enrolled in the MSOT program must take all of the required courses within the program itself; transfer of coursework from other entry-level OT programs is not permitted. Seven curriculum themes occur throughout a student\u2019s course of study. These themes give the curriculum organization and coherence and include the following:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2966 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3510-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3510-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3510-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3510-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Context &amp; Community<\/li>\n<li>Human Capacity for Action<\/li>\n<li>Occupation<\/li>\n<li>Ethics, Justice &amp; Care<\/li>\n<li>Leadership &amp; Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Inquiry, Scholarship &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic Processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3538-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3538-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3538-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/01\/DSC_3538-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Default\">More Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2025\/04\/Course-Descriptions_4-16-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2018\/02\/Curriculim_Themes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curriculum themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2026\/01\/Spring-2026-OT-OS-Schedule_course-descriptions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/ocsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/559\/2019\/08\/UNC-MS-OT-FW-overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Level I and Level II fieldwork<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Institutional and Professional Licensure Disclosures for Enrolled and Prospective Students<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Completion of the requirements of the UNC-CH MSOT Program satisfies the professional licensure requirements in North Carolina as well as the states, districts, and territories of the United States, and allows our graduates to sit for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT\u00ae) Examination by the NBCOT\u00ae.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum Design An entry-level professional curriculum is the course of study that students will follow until graduation. 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