Masters in Occupational Therapy in Canada

The Department of Occupational Therapy and the Faculty of Business offer a program of combined study which permits highly qualified students to earn both the MSc in Occupational Therapy and the MBA degrees after three and a half years of full-time study. Each student must first be admitted to the MScOT, Department of Occupational Therapy. After completing the first year of the MScOT, students are eligible to apply to the combined MBA/MScOT program.

The Master of Occupational Therapy program develops self‐directed, competent, entry-level occupational therapists, who are leaders and advocates, prepared to work in current and evolving practice environments toward the improved health and well‐being of Manitobans, Canadians, and the global community.

The Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program is a twenty four month professional master's degree program, and the only occupational therapy degree program in British Columbia. It is a professional degree program with no thesis requirement and the curriculum is based on a combination of coursework and fieldwork placement. Our program is fully accredited by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and graduates are eligible to write the national licensing exam upon graduation.

Occupational Therapy is a health-care profession dedicated to assisting individuals (and their families) to participate in and engage in the occupation of daily living. Occupational therapists provide specialized rehabilitation services to maintain, restore, or improve the ability of children and adults to perform the occupations of daily life, which may be impaired as a result of illness, injury, congenital or acquired disabilities, or social disadvantage.