
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Professional Program - Pre-Occupational Therapy at University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, US Tuition Fee: $30,036.00 USD / Year (Scholarship Available)
Occupational therapists are health professionals who treat patients with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.
Occupational therapists work in hospitals, with audiologists, in offices of physical, occupational, and speech therapists, and in schools, nursing homes, and home health services. They also work in mental health settings to help patients with mental illness, emotional problems, or developmental disabilities. Therapists may be required to lift and move patients or heavy equipment. To accommodate their patients' schedules, they may need to work nights or weekends. Many work in multiple facilities and must travel from one job to another.
The University of Iowa does not offer degree programs in occupational therapy, but does offer course work to help students prepare to enroll in occupational therapy programs elsewhere.