Occupational Therapy (Non-Thesis) (M.Sc.A.OT.) (63 credits)
Offered by: Phys and Occ Therapy (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Degree: Master of Sci Appl, Occ Ther
Program credit weight: 63
Program Description
The Master of Science(Applied) in Occupational Therapy; Non-Thesis is a professional program that may lead to eligibility for licensure to practice as an Occupational Therapist. It is a 63-credit degree program that includes 1000 hours of fieldwork education over five semesters. The educational approach is consistent with adult learning and reflective clinical practice. The curriculum uses a case-based, problem-solving, self-directed approach across the lifespan. Strong links between academic and clinical fieldwork education are emphasized throughout the educational process. Focus on client-centered and evidence-informed practice, clinical reasoning, ethics and professionalism. The Master's project focuses on research skills and scholarly contribution to health care delivery or clinical education.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (60 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IPEA 502 | Partnership in Interprofessional Teams | 0 |
Partnership in Interprofessional Teams Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A half day activity, including preparatory work, introducing students to a simulated patient/family centred care scenario in which they will be working in interprofessional teams to develop a plan of care. | ||
| IPEA 503 | Managing Interprofessional Conflict. | 0 |
Managing Interprofessional Conflict. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Reflection on sources of conflict and strategies to manage conflict. Using conflict productively for team building and innovative approaches for resolving conflict within the interprofessional health care team. | ||
| OCC1 501 | Clinical Practicum 1. | 7 |
Clinical Practicum 1. Terms offered: Summer 2025 First supervised clinical practicum. Introduction to history taking, clinical reasoning, assessment and treatment for physical and psychiatric conditions. | ||
| OCC1 502 | Clinical Practicum 2. | 7 |
Clinical Practicum 2. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Second supervised clinical practicum. | ||
| OCC1 503 | Clinical Practicum 3. | 8 |
Clinical Practicum 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Third supervised clinical practicum. | ||
| OCC1 600J1 | Clinical Practicum Seminars. | 0 |
Clinical Practicum Seminars. Terms offered: Summer 2025 This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602). | ||
| OCC1 600J2 | Clinical Practicum Seminars. | 0 |
Clinical Practicum Seminars. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602). | ||
| OCC1 600J3 | Clinical Practicum Seminars. | 0 |
Clinical Practicum Seminars. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602). | ||
| OCC1 602 | Clinical Practicum 4. | 7 |
Clinical Practicum 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Fourth clinical practicum. | ||
| OCC1 617 | Occupational Solutions 2. | 6 |
Occupational Solutions 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. OT assessment and treatment of clients with disorders of the nervous system. | ||
| OCC1 618 | Applied OT: Psychosocial Theory. | 5 |
Applied OT: Psychosocial Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Current theories of psychosocial OT, including advanced psychosocial assessments and individual and/or group interventions relevant to specific psychosocial theories. | ||
| OCC1 620 | Work/Ergonomics. | 3 |
Work/Ergonomics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The principles of vocational rehabilitation including job demands analysis, functional capacity evaluation, and return to work. Examines environmental influences, ergonomic principles and assessment, the fitting of the workplace to the capabilities of the human worker, promotion of work safety, and injury prevention. | ||
| OCC1 622 | Community-Based OT. | 3 |
Community-Based OT. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Assessment of community needs, development of OT community services, and the different roles of the OT in mental health and in the international community. Reintegration of the client in the socio-cultural community. | ||
| OCC1 623 | Assistive Technology. | 3 |
Assistive Technology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Application of high and low-technology assistive devices to enhance performance and individual human needs, including alternative computer access, manual and powered mobility, augmentative communication, telecommunications and environmental control, social and professional issues regarding technology service delivery. | ||
| POTH 612 | Applied Clinical Research Methods. | 4 |
Applied Clinical Research Methods. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An intermediate-level research methods course to promote scholarly clinical practice, and to assist students in the design and implementation of their entry-level professional master’s project. | ||
| POTH 624 | Master's Project. | 7 |
Master's Project. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Project is related to rehabilitation. | ||
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits chosen from the following courses offered by the School. With permission from the Academic Director, students may take courses offered at the 500 or 600 levels by other departments at McGill.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| OCC1 625 | Functional Environments. | 3 |
Functional Environments. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Problems and solutions of the environment that impact negatively on the physically or mentally disabled individual. | ||
| OCC1 626 | Mental Health: Child and Youth. | 3 |
Mental Health: Child and Youth. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Orientation to children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders as well as evaluation and remediation techniques. | ||
| POTH 625D1 | Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles. 1 | 1.5 |
Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course in which small teams of students work with an individual with a disability in the Montreal area to design an assistive technology (e.g. a device, a piece of equipment, an app) that enhances their level of activity and their participation in society. Teams will apply principles of assistive technology (AT) design to create solutions, iterate through multiple prototypes, and learn about the challenges and realities of successfully integrating AT into the lives of individuals with disabilities. | ||
| POTH 625D2 | Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles. 1 | 1.5 |
Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course in which small teams of students work with an individual with a disability in the Montreal area to design an assistive technology (e.g. a device, a piece of equipment, an app) that enhances their level of activity and their participation in society. Teams will apply principles of assistive technology (AT) design to create solutions, iterate through multiple prototypes, and learn about the challenges and realities of successfully integrating AT into the lives of individuals with disabilities. | ||
| POTH 627 | Enabling Eating, Drinking, and Swallowing. | 3 |
Enabling Eating, Drinking, and Swallowing. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Exploration and application of fundamental skills for competent practice across the lifespan in the areas of dysphagia and feeding. | ||
| POTH 632 | Research Elective. | 3 |
Research Elective. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Practical research experience. | ||
| POTH 634 | Childhood Performance Issues. | 3 |
Childhood Performance Issues. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Specialized interventions of the occupational therapist in developmental paediatrics. | ||
| POTH 635 | Enabling Upper Extremity Function. | 3 |
Enabling Upper Extremity Function. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Exploration and application of fundamental skills for competent practice in the area of upper extremity rehabilitation. | ||
| POTH 636 | Physical Therapy in Pediatrics. | 3 |
Physical Therapy in Pediatrics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Application of the frameworks of neurological, orthopedic and cardio-respiratory rehabilitation to the assessment and treatment of various pediatric conditions. | ||
| POTH 637 | Cancer Rehabilitation. | 3 |
Cancer Rehabilitation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Cancer pathology, risk stratification, the treatment process and rehabilitation needs throughout the disease trajectory. | ||
| POTH 638 | Promoting Wellness of Seniors. | 3 |
Promoting Wellness of Seniors. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The complexity of rehabilitation interviews with the geriatric client, the various causes of occupational performance dysfunction, and the structure and organization of geriatric health care delivery are addressed. | ||
| POTH 640 | Role-Emerging Management. | 3 |
Role-Emerging Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Career opportunities in private practice and/or new domains for Occupational Therapists, including small business management, legal and liability considerations, managing organizational growth and service marketing. | ||
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If selected, students must take both POTH 625D1 Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles. and POTH 625D2 Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles..
NOTE: Interprofessional Education Activities (IPEAs)
These required non-credit activities address the competencies for interprofessional practice across the health professions such as professional roles, communication, collaboration in patient-centered care, and conflict resolution. Students will be advised at the beginning of each term which activities they should register for.