This concentration is only available to students who have been admitted into the combined Health Sciences (BS) + Occupational Therapy (MS) program via the combined degree application process. Please see the Occupational Therapy web site for more information about this opportunity.
Concentration Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CMNS 315 | HEALTH COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| HLTH 194 | HUMAN PATHOGENS AND DEFENSE | 4 |
| HLTH 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 4 |
| HLTH 335 | COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| HLTH 336 | PROGRAM EVALUATION | 4 |
| HLTH 360 | INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH | 4 |
| OT 413 | MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 1 | 3 |
| OT 414 | MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING II | 4 |
| OT 416 | LEVEL I FIELDWORK A: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING | 1 |
| PSY 354 | COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| Select one Statistics course from the following: | 4 | |
| BIOSTATISTICS | ||
| HEALTH STATISTICS | ||
| ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS | ||
| STATISTICS I | ||
Concentration Elective
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one (1) elective from the following list to provide additional focus to your study: | 4 | |
| INTRO TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | ||
| ETHICS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH EDUCATION | ||
| GAY MEN'S HEALTH MATTERS | ||
| QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH | ||
| HEALTH OF AGING POPULATIONS | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY OF POVERTY | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF DRUG USE | ||
| HEALTH HUMANITIES | ||
| HEALTH LEADERSHIP | ||
| BIOETHICS IN SOCIETY CAPSTONE SEMINAR | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF HUMAN DISEASE | ||
| TOPICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| MENTORED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| GLOBAL ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||
or ANT 362 | GLOBAL HISTORY OF HEALTH | |
| GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | ||
| GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| HEALTH AND NUTRITION | ||
or SOC 370 | SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD | |
| INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| HEALTH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH | ||
or PSY 353 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL SCIENCE | |
or SOC 353 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | |
| SOCIOLOGY OF DRUGS | ||
or PSY 363 | SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND RECOVERY | |
| INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
or PSY 106 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II | |
| CULTURAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN TEAMS AND SMALL GROUPS | ||
or CMNS 251 | ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | |
or PSY 355 | GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS | |
| PUBLIC HEALTH AND HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR | ||
Occupational Therapy Pre-requisites
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 102 | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 |
| BIO 201 | HUMAN ANATOMY | 4 |
| BIO 202 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| HLTH 140 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 |
| KNES 351 | KINESIOLOGY | 4 |
| NEU 201 | INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE | 4 |
| PSY 106 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 |
| PSY 303 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| PSY 353 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL SCIENCE | 4 |
First Year Occupational Therapy Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| OT 411 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | 4 |
| OT 415 | EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE I | 4 |
| OT 421 | INTER-PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAMS | 2 |
| OT 431 | NEURO PROCESSING FOR OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| OT 432 | ETHICS AND ADVOCACY | 4 |
| OT 441 | MOVEMENT AND FUNCTION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| OT 451 | POSITIONING AND TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE | 4 |
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.