MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration)

University of Essex

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 13,500 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    2 Years

About the course
Our MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme helps you to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes to enable you to work with clients of all ages who have physical, mental health or learning difficulties

If you already have a degree, and have carried out some relevant experience, then this programme could be your route into occupational therapy


This pre-registration course is a two-year accelerated programme which enables you to take advantage of interprofessional learning (IPL), encouraging professionals to learn with and from each other – an understanding that helps to ensure you have the expertise to respond adequately and effectively to the complexity of your clients’ needs, and ensures that care is safe, seamless and of a high standard


Central to the philosophy of our programme is the value attached to ‘occupation’ and ‘activity’ as a means to achieving the health and wellbeing of individuals, which enhances their quality of life, thus enabling them to achieve their desired goals


Placement Opportunities
In order to prepare you for the work-place and enrich your learning, we organise the practice placement education for you with multi-professional health care teams in a wide range of settings

You will gain experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team with people who have physical and mental health care needs


Over a thousand hours will be spent in the practice environment, where you will apply the theory and practice of occupational therapy

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health

Course programme

Example structure
Please note that our MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme is an intensive two year course based at our Colchester campus.
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. These carefully selected modules will give you the chance to explore, question, and create powerful ideas. Picked to give you an extensive and in-depth education, they’ll equip you with the specialist knowledge, vital transferrable skills, and the confidence to make a genuine difference to the world around you.
We’re reactive, we’re pioneering, we never stand still, so modules might change from year to year in response to new developments and innovation. Those listed below show how a typical course might look, but more detail on course structure, including details of all optional modules, is available on our Programme Specification.
Year 1
Interprofessional Collaboration and Development
Research in Health Care
Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice
Occupational Performance in Practice
Learning in Practice 1
Learning in Practice 2
Year 2
Research Activity
Transformation Through Occupation
Contexts of Occupational Therapy Practice
The Competent Occupational Therapist
Learning in Practice 3
Learning in Practice 4
Teaching
Teaching staff include clinically qualified lecturers in adult and mental health nursing, physiotherapy and pharmacy, as well as health psychologists, medical sociologists, social policy, informatics and management specialists
The multidisciplinary nature of our School and its rapid growth has fostered a dynamic and innovative learning environment
Half of your study time is spent on the University campus and half working in clinical settings – for example, a ward, a health centre, in clients’ homes
Assessment
You are assessed through coursework, presentations, essays, case studies/portfolios, reflective accounts, OSCEs, examinations and direct observation of practice by the mentor in clinical settings
You also conduct a research dissertation
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Additional information

Whilst on placement you will have an educator allocated to you, and contact with a member of the academic team Placements encompass a variety of multidisciplinary health and social care settings based within the NHS, the Private Sector, Social Services, Voluntary Organisations and Primary Health Care Services “Studying to be an occupational therapist was, in some ways, the most difficult but easiest decision I ever made! At 42 years of age, with a well-paid job and young children, giving up our family security seemed rather risky Nevertheless, I knew I needed to work with people and do something purposeful, that made a difference " Susan McGill, MSc Occupational Therapy Professional accreditation Completing our course enables you to become an occupational therapist, and makes you eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and professional membership of the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) HCPC registration is required to work as an occupational therapist in the UK, and once you are registered you are able to practice in a wide variety of clinical settings We are committed to embedding the NHS Constitution Values (which are strongly reflected in our University values) into everything we do They define the behaviours and expectations of all our staff and students underpinning the work we do in the university, clinical arena and other workplaces We understand that not all of our students and staff are employed within the NHS, but these values uphold the underlying principles of excellent care as a standard and as such we expect that anyone who has any aspect of their work which ultimately cares for others will aspire to uphold these values For us, involving not only our students but service users, experts by experience, carers and NHS/non NHS professionals in the creation and delivery of all programmes is vital Our expert staff A unique feature of our School is that most of our staff...

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