Course summary

• Develop the knowledge and skills to work as an occupational therapist.
• Apply your work to real-world situations on 32 weeks of placement.
• Focus on your personal and professional development.
• Make a difference to the lives of others.

On this course you’ll study a wide range of topics while developing knowledge and skills in a variety of placement settings. You’ll collaborate with other care professions to help you understand the wider context of your work, helping you to prepare for a rewarding career.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• occupational therapy
• teaching
• research

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• the NHS
• local authority social services
• schools
• private practices
• charities
• other health and social care environments

 Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Year 2

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsApplied Occupational Therapy Practice20Applying Practice Learning20Assessing And Addressing Complexity40Embedding Practice Learning20Evidence And Enquiry For Practice20Practice Placement Learning 2 (Ot)-Practice Placement Learning 3 (Ot)-

Final year

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsPractice Placement Learning 4 (Ot)-Professional Leadership20Social Approaches To Occupational Therapy20The Advancing Professional40Transitional Practice Learning20Working With Complexity In Practice20