专业描述

A messsage from the chairperson and assistant professor, Dr. Jaime Muñoz: In 1992, Duquesne University was one of the very first in the nation to offer students a 5-year bachelor's to master's degree program in occupational therapy. In 2016, Duquesne University will begin offering a 6-year professional doctorate degree (OTD). The profession of occupational therapy continues to have thoughtful and evidence-informed conversations about moving the entry-level degree to practice as an occupational therapist to a professional doctorate degree (OTD). At Duquesne, we continue to maintain the forward thinking creativity, academic excellence and scholarly productivity that have earned our program recognition from our professional peers and strong national rankings compared to programs in similar institutions. We believe the profession's accreditation body will eventually decide to move the profession to the professional doctorate. When they do, we will already be there. The graduating class of 2016 is the first cohort to be provided the option to engage in advanced practitioner training leading to an occupational therapy doctorate degree (OTD) or to opt to conclude their training with the 5-year master's degree (MS).