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Study Details: MSc 2 years
Gain professional knowledge and skills required for registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council
This innovative programme is designed for graduates who wish to qualify as an Occupational Therapist, with eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It offers an accelerated two-year route of study.
This unique MSc (pre-registration) Occupational Therapy degree programme best prepares you as a future occupational therapist to work effectively within the complex and rapidly evolving environment of health and social care. Being both intellectually challenging and practical, this programme will ready you for the real world of occupational therapy at a local and global level. You will enter the workplace as a confident, competent, and autonomous occupational therapist equipped to lead the delivery of personalised and responsive services, which place individuals and families at the centre of their care and support.
The programme is exceptional in that it has been developed alongside the MSc Physiotherapy and Master of Social Work programmes. More than ever, occupational therapists need to acquire deep knowledge of the roles of those they work with, so they can best meet the needs of service users. Learning alongside professional student colleagues in the classroom right from the start of your programme means that you will develop the professional skills required to work in current and future occupational therapy practice.
The outstanding Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre provides the facilities to further develop your skills in realistic settings including the home environment.
Edinburgh Napier University is a unique place to study Occupational Therapy
Edinburgh and its surrounding areas have been a significant location for occupational therapy professional development over the past century. During the First World War, our Craiglockhart campus was a military psychiatric hospital for officers suffering from ‘shell shock’. The internationally renowned War Poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen were patients there. The hospital was known for its ‘work cure’, elements of which can be traced to the development of occupational therapy as we know it today. The embryonic profession of occupational therapy was later established at the Astley Ainslie Hospital and the Council Meeting of the first ‘World Federation of Occupational Therapists’ was held in Edinburgh in 1954 and again in 1992. At Edinburgh Napier University we aim to continue this tradition of occupational therapy professional development.
Edinburgh Napier University is recognised as a University that is professional, ambitious, innovative, and inclusive, values that are embedded into the teaching of the programme.
Please note: This programme has been validated by the Health and Care Professions Council, accredited by Royal College of Occupational Therapists and is affiliated with the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with honours at a minimum of 2.2 or above in a relevant subject area e.g. Health, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Education or Humanities. Evidenced study in the area of human anatomy and physiology is desirable. Applicants with a distinction award in a Bachelor’s degree where honours study was not an option in a relevant health and social care professional will be considered for selection where they can evidence experience of engagement with research evidence. Applicants will be directed to undertake study at SCQF Level 10 as a condition for entry in the form of a bridging module identified by the programme team.
Candidates must also have demonstrated commitment to, and knowledge of, Occupational Therapy as a career. Candidates will be able to evidence to Admissions through their application form and personal statement they have met with/shadowed a range of Occupational Therapists in diverse settings while being able to compare and contrast/discuss these different ways of working. Competition for places varies from year-to-year and achievement of the typical minimum does not always guarantee shortlisting for interview or a place on the course.
Interview Requirements
There will be a selection interview and applicants to the programme should meet the HCPC requirement to be ‘fit to practice’ through having good health and good character. Admission to the Programme is dependent upon a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Check. This will be sent to you prior to interview and will be conducted on the interview day. The cost of the PVG check will be paid by the University.
Additional Information
Successful applicants will be required to undergo an Occupational Health check and be immunised for a variety of conditions. Documented evidence of previous immunisations will be required, and students will be guided through this process by Edinburgh Napier University when entering the programme. Successful applicants who cannot evidence Anatomy and Physiology study as part of their degree will be asked to undertake ‘The Advanced Anatomy & Physiology – Level 3’ module as part of their condition(s) of entry. This course is offered by The Distance Learning Centre and comprises of 100 hours of self-study and costs approximately £312. We recommend that applicants who cannot evidence Anatomy and Physiology study and who are interested in studying the Occupational Therapy course undertake this module in advance, however, completion of the module does NOT a guarantee an interview or a place on the course. Successful applicants will required to become student members of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists on joining the programme.
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The course aims to enable students to be innovative, provide leadership and prepare them to register as an Occupational Therapist, ready to work in the NHS, private, local authority and third sector organisations.
Modules that you will study* as part of this course
* These are indicative only and reflect the course structure in the current academic year. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.
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