Occupational Therapy

Empowering skills and abilities that give meaning to your life

About the Occupational Therapy Degree Course

The degree course prepares future professionals to improve the quality of life of people and respond to the problems of health, education, justice, and work from a focus on healthy and meaningful occupations, collaborating with the social development of our country.

Faculty: Medicine

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)

Site: Central campus

Degree earned: Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

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Why choose us?

Extraordinary Recognition

Granted by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).

National and international prestige faculty

With doctoral studies in ergonomics internationally.
With doctoral studies in education.
With studies in adult rehabilitation.
With an international certification in neurodevelopment and sensory integration.
With master’s degrees in health management, organizational behavior and human resources, auditory psychology, neurosciences, adapted sports, and university teaching.

Multiple Internship Seats

MINSA hospitals, EsSalud, FF. AA., community mental health centers, private clinics, companies, regular basic education centers, special education centers CEBE, and early intervention programs PRITE, NGOs, and OMAPED.

Active and Relevant Learning

The professional degree course of Medical Technology in the specialty of Occupational Therapy has as its purpose the development of skills and abilities to apply knowledge in an environment of changing and diverse technology.

Active strategies are proposed that combine participatory classes for the student and teacher to interact from theory with classroom practices, laboratories, and workshops, where the acquired knowledge is demonstrated in simulated or real situations to solve problems.

The project-based methodology is also promoted to promote the achievement of learning and prepare students to face new problems. Thus, the learning in aspects of the social impact of the profession will be reinforced in the field with the exposure of students to real issues.

Generic Competencies of Graduate

Graduates integrate different types of thinking (scientific, logical, critical, systemic, and innovative) for the solution of complex problems through the mastery of cognitive skills such as logical reasoning in challenging situations. They are prepared to address present and future challenges in the exercise of their profession and to tackle the transformation of the environment as committed citizens

Graduates use verbal and non-verbal language to interact effectively in various inclusive, multicultural, and multilingual contexts. Also, they make conscious use of information and communication technologies. They join collaborative work teams to achieve common goals in multicultural, academic, and professional contexts. Moreover, they assume leadership roles with responsibility and respect for other people’s views.

Graduates act ethically and responsibly in different academic, professional practice, and research contexts. They carry out their work honestly, rigorously, and coherently in terms of their values: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

Graduates creatively propose innovative solutions to solve a situation or problem; they demonstrate initiative and take action in improving their environments within the framework of values consistent with sustainable development: tolerance, openness, responsibility, environmental awareness, respect, democratic participation, and a sense of belonging.

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Program Curriculum

FIRST SEMESTER

Fundamentals of Biology
Chemistry Elements
Basic Calculation
Communication and Writing I
Philosophy

SECOND SEMESTER

Psychology
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
Basic Physics I
Communication and Writing II
Social Sciences
Basic Health Care Techniques
Introduction to Occupational Therapy

THIRD SEMESTER

Morphophysiology
Basis of Occupational Therapy Intervention
Beginning Basic English
Complementary Activity I

FOURTH SEMESTER

Biomechanics and Kinesiology of Occupational Performance
Neuroscience Applied to Occupational Therapy
Epidemiology and Public Health
General Pathophysiology
Statistics
Elementary Basic English
Complementary Activity II

FIFTH SEMESTER

Medico-surgical Dysfunctions in Occupational Therapy
Applied Neurodevelopment in Occupational Therapy
Occupational Performance
Work and Occupational Health
Ethics and Deontology
Elective Course I
Pre Intermediate English
Complementary Activity III

SIXTH SEMESTER

Ergonomics and Human Factors
Assistive Technology and Innovation
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Health Legislation
Research Methodology
Elective Course II
Intermediate English

SEVENTH SEMESTER

Occupational Therapy in Physical Dysfunctions in Adults
Children and Adolescents Occupational Therapy
Education Occupational Therapy
Social Projects and Occupational Justice
Research Workshop I
Complementary Activity IV

EIGHTH SEMESTER

Geriatrics and Gerontology Occupational Therapy
Mental Health Occupational Therapy
Social and Labor Inclusion
Community Occupational Therapy
Health Services Management and Administration
Research Workshop II

NINTH SEMESTER

Child and Adolescent Occupational Therapy Rotation
Adult Occupational Therapy Rotation

TENTH SEMESTER

Mental Health Occupational Therapy Rotation
Community Occupational Therapy Rotation

*Curriculum subject to modifications as part of the curriculum update process.

International Agreements

North America

USA

Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill

Europe

Spain

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Latin America

Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Colombia

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Our testimonials

Rosario Cárdenas Velásquez

Graduate

The first time I heard about Occupational Therapy was at a vocational fair and from then on I knew that this was my profession. During the years of study at Cayetano I discovered my inclination for the care of children and young people. Currently I have a network of therapeutic centers called Sentidos-Terpias Integradas (Integrated Senses-Therapies) and I am happy to have achieved my goal

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