Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières offers MA/MS in Occupational Therapy, a master's degree in Rehabilitation Sciences programme in Trois-Rivières, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 860 per credit (CAD 104 per credit for local students).
This Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières is a full-time graduate program delivered on the Trois-Rivières campus, with a Drummondville option, admission each fall, and a limited number of places. The curriculum builds professional competencies in occupational therapy practice alongside research methods and critical analysis, covering the science of occupation and rehabilitation, evidence-based practice, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. Coursework includes four clinical placements beginning in the first year through a multidisciplinary clinic, along with seminars and courses on emerging areas of practice. Students choose an elective focus among practice with older adults, children and adolescents, or adults, and complete a capstone critical-essay integration project. The program suits empathetic, adaptable candidates who want to work directly with clients across the lifespan to improve their functional independence and quality of life; applicants must already hold a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.20 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Master's in Occupational Therapy requires a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy) from UQTR or an equivalent program, with at least 90 credits of that bachelor's completed. A cumulative GPA of 3.2/4.3 or higher gives automatic admission; applicants between 2.8/4.3 and 3.1/4.3 may still be admitted if the graduate program committee judges them capable of succeeding, sometimes on condition of retaking certain bachelor's courses. The programme's admission notes set no separate French-language test, since entry follows the French-taught UQTR bachelor's, but do require sufficient English reading proficiency to use reference literature that is largely in English; students lacking this must build it independently during the program. The 45-credit program is offered on a fall-admission-only basis at the Trois-Rivieres campus, with a February 1 application deadline, and is not open to international candidates; enrolment must be full-time throughout.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:UQTR sets its own admission deadlines by trimester rather than through a shared application service: for the Fall 2027 trimester, undergraduate (first-cycle) applications are due 1 September 2027 and graduate (upper-cycle) applications 28 August 2027, while international applicants at either level must apply earlier, by 1 April 2027; for the Winter 2027 trimester, the undergraduate deadline is 5 January 2027, the graduate deadline is 1 January 2027, and the international deadline was 1 August 2026. UQTR notes that some contingented (limited-enrolment) programmes may carry different deadlines than these general dates, and that after any deadline it reserves the right not to process the application, so admission is firm rather than rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
