For more than 75 years, the University of Southern California has been working to ensure that people of every age and from every circumstance can live life to the fullest. Throughout the decades, Trojans near and far have advanced the profession of occupational therapy and the research discipline of occupational science. Today, the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy proudly carries this legacy forward as we aim to improve the quality of life of people and communities across the world.

USC established the first graduate programs in occupational therapy and occupational science and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top educational institutions. Our scientists currently hold more than $22 million of federal grant funding. Our faculty clinicians have more than 60,000 patient encounters every year. Our alumni hail from 45 countries on six continents.

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Through our Accelerated Master’s to Professional OTD degree program, you can earn an OTD degree in occupational therapy in just one additional year. You will begin with our Entry-Level Professional Master’s Degree program if your bachelor’s degree is in a field other than occupational therapy or our Post-Professional Master’s Degree program if you are an occupational therapist or have your bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy.

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Accelerated Master’s to Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

We conceive of all occupational therapists as life designers. Just as architects build homes, occupational therapists build lives to maximize health, productivity, and happiness. Life design involves creating a good match between a person and his or her environment to maximize overall wellbeing. One aspect of life design that was developed at USC is Lifestyle Redesign®, an innovative occupational therapy approach to prevention. Tested for its effectiveness in the landmark USC Well Elderly Study, the largest occupational therapy clinical trial ever conducted, Lifestyle Redesign® has proven to slow declines normally associated with aging and to improve health in the elderly. Currently, Division faculty members are taking the lead in adapting Lifestyle Redesign® to address major public health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

Master of Arts in Health and Wellness (Life Design)

The Entry-Level Professional Master of Arts degree program is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than occupational therapy. If you are already a certified or board-eligible occupational therapist, please see information about our Post-Professional On-Campus Master’s degree program.

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