{"id":177,"date":"2021-04-12T16:42:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/?post_type=program&p=177"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:21:22","slug":"ms-occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/rehabilitation-sciences-technology\/academics\/ms-occupational-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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With a master\u2019s degree in occupational therapy (MSOT) , you\u2019ll support people of all ages to do the things they want and need to do everyday. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) explains that \u201cOccupational therapy intervention uses everyday life activities (occupations) to promote health, well-being, and your ability to participate in the important activities in your life. This includes any meaningful activity that a person wants to accomplish, including taking care of yourself and your family, working, volunteering, going to school, among many others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To become a licensed occupational therapist, you must have a master\u2019s or doctoral degree (OTD) <\/a>If you are a prospective undergraduate student, you must earn a bachelor\u2019s degree before entering this program. Students may complete any undergraduate degree in preparation for a graduate level OT Program as long as all prerequisite courses and other requirements are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some excellent undergraduate programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ) that could prepare you for our graduate program in Occupational Therapy are Pre-Occupational Therapy<\/a>, Occupational Science and Technology<\/a>, Kinesiology<\/a>, Psychology<\/a> and Biomedical Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MSOT program at 51ÁÔÆæ prepares students to design interventions ranging from basic tasks like dressing or eating, or complex tasks such as operating a computer with modified control switches. As diverse as these therapies are, they share a common goal: promoting health, wellness and full engagement in everyday routines so that your clients can lead satisfying lives.<\/p>\n\n\n

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