Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc Full Time: 2 years; January start.
This course builds on your academic skills whilst helping you to develop the clinical competence to practice as a newly graduated occupational therapist. You explore the profession across the breadth of occupational therapy practice, experiencing a number of clinical and practice settings including a non-traditional context.
In addition to intervention strategies you gain experience in applying sound clinical reasoning and learn something of the professional role within multidisciplinary and multiagency practice.
From September 2020 all new and continuing students on this course will receive a £5,000 maintenance grant each year if they’re eligible. They will not need to pay it back.
We include a problem-based approach within our learning and teaching, and learning opportunities with students from other professions. On successful completion you are eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. This course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
Entry requirements
You should have a 2.1 honours degree.We are unable to reconsider unsuccessful applicants in the same application cycle. You can, however, reapply in the future and will be required to meet the criteria as if you were a first time applicant.Admission to the course depends on: academic entry requirements being met satisfactory application form successful interview satisfactory references completed work-based risk assessment process a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Many employment opportunities exist for graduate occupational therapists in health and social care, schools and voluntary agencies. Occupational therapists also work closely with other professionals such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and social workers.
Year 1 core modules
Doing, Being and Becoming
Enabling Performance Through Occupation
Occupation and Performance
Practical Research Methods for Occupational Therapy
Transformation through Occupation
Year 2 core modules
Major Project
Practice Placements
Professional Development in Occupational Therapy Practice
Modules offered may vary.
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