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Occupational Therapy Entry Level Master's (MSc)

Labs, resources & facilities

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Giving your educational experience a boost

We’ve developed hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for more than half of the courses in the MSc(OT) - Entry Level program. These enhanced learning labs are designed by the course instructors and led by licensed practitioners. They are offered in small groups of ten students to bridge theory and practice.

The combination of academic and real-world learning opportunities offered by faculty and clinicians means you get the best of both worlds

Learning activities

  • Practice strategies and techniques for transferring clients safely in and out of a wheelchair
  • Conduct interviews with another student who is role playing a client with cognitive challenges
  • Design an assessment plan for a senior who is being discharged from hospital

Tutor program

Our unique tutor program brings practicing occupational therapists into the classroom nearly every day. Instrumental in helping students develop both clinical judgment and practice skills, tutors are experienced occupational therapists who lead, facilitate and evaluate small student-groups,laboratory and tutorial sessions. These dedicated and dynamic individuals will help you to link your theoretical and academic learning to practical application and everyday practice through the experiential and reflective learning processes.

Living lab – Simulation suite

The AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ School of Occupational Therapy has revitalized their Living Lab – Simulation Suite. This teaching and research space has been updated to reflect a home environment and optimized for contextually relevant learning experiences, assessments, and research studies related to everyday life tasks.
Location: Forrest Building Rm 201

Features

  • bedroom
  • living room
  • dining room
  • office space
  • kitchen
  • bathroom area
  • high-tech video studio
  • flexible configuration

The Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB)

The Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) is a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility shared by students, faculty, and staff from the Faculties of Health, Medicine, and Dentistry. Located at the corner of University Avenue and Summer Street, CHEB provides an innovative, interprofessional environment designed to foster collaboration among future health professionals.
 
The building features modern classrooms, simulation labs, clinical skills suites, and flexible learning spaces equipped with advanced technology to support active, experiential learning. Occupational Therapy students use CHEB for interprofessional education (IPHE) activities, simulation-based learning experiences, and joint sessions with other health disciplines.
 
By bringing learners together under one roof, CHEB supports AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s vision of preparing graduates who are collaborative, compassionate, and practice-ready to meet the evolving needs of patients, families, and communities across Nova Scotia and beyond.

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