Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor's degree
In Melborne, Brisbane and Sydney (Australia)
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Bachelor's degree
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4 Years
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Occupational therapists play an important role in the lives of individuals and communities to help them look after themselves, be productive, and participate in leisure activities. To do this, occupational therapists need to know how humans function, and need the skills to practice competently and safely. You will learn how to analyse and assess occupational performance; apply and evaluate interventions to enable occupational performance; and collaborate and communicate effectively with clients and their families and colleagues.
You will undertake 1,000 hours of professional practice education, starting in the first year, working with people across the life-span to help them overcome physical, cognitive or societal barriers to participation.
This meets entry-level competency standards for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).
High achieving Bachelor of Occupational Therapy students can undertake honours in the third and fourth years, provided they meet admission requirements.
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About this course
Graduates will be eligible to work in hospitals, community health centres, rehabilitation centres or private practice, mental health centres, work and accident rehabilitation, schools or early intervention centres for children, nursing homes and aged care facilities, government policy units or in consultative services.
English (Advanced) or English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as an Additional Language (Band 4); plus at least one of biology, chemistry, physics, or personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE).
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Subjects
- Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Psychology
- Allied health
- Science
- Biological
- Human
- Human biological science
- Occupational
- Health and occupation
Course programme
Year 1 - Semester 1
- ALHT106 Psychology for allied health
- BIOL121 Human biological science 1
- OTHY100 -Foundations of occupational therapy (Professional practice)
- OTHY101 Health and occupation
- UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
- OTHY102 Musculoskeletal structure and function (Pre: BIOL121)
- OTHY103 Pathophysiology for occupational therapy (Pre: BIOL121, OTHY100, OTHY101)
- OTHY104 Introduction to evidence based practice and measurement in occupational therapy (Professional practice) (Pre: OTHY100)
- OTHY200 Neuroscience, neurodevelopment (Pre: BIOL121)
- OTHY201 Contextual determinants of health, illness and disability (Community engagement) (Pre: OTHY100, OTHY101 )
- OTHY202 Ergonomics and occupational health and safety (Professional practice) (Pre: OTHY102)
- OTHY203 Occupational therapy interventions for physical conditions (Pre: Completion of all first year units)
- OTHY204 Occupational participation and disability (Pre: OTHY201)
- OTHY205 Mental health recovery in occupational therapy 1 (Pre: Completion of all first year units)
- OTHY206 Upper limb orthoses and rehabilitation (Pre: OTHY203)
- OTHY207 Vocational preparation and rehabilitation (Professional practice) (Pre: OTHY202)
- OTHY300 Occupational therapy: Neurological Conditions 1 (Pre: OTHY200)
- OTHY301 Mental health recovery in occupational therapy 2 (Pre: OTHY205)
- OTHY302 Occupational therapy: children and youth (Pre: OTHY200)
- OTHY303 Professional practice education 1 (5 weeks Professional practice) (Pre: OTHY203, OTHY205 )
- OTHY304 Occupational therapy: neurological conditions 2 (Pre: OTHY300)
- OTHY305 Research design for occupational therapy (Pre: OTHY104)
- OTHY306 Clinical counselling and group work (Pre: OTHY301)
- OTHY307 Professional practice education 2 (5 weeks Professional practice) (Pre: OTHY303)
- OTHY400 Occupational therapy: ageing, participation and health (Pre: Completion of all second year units)
- OTHY401 Professional practice education 3 (9 weeks Professional practice) (Pre: Completion of all Third year units)
- OTHY402 Allied health management and leadership (Pre: Completion of all third year units)
- OTHY403 Community-based rehabilitation and development (Community engagement) (Pre: OTHY204)
- OTHY404 Advanced occupational therapy practice (Pre: Completion of all third year units)
- OTHY405 Professional practice education 4 (10 weeks, 1 day per week Professional practice) (Pre: Completion of all third year units)
Additional information
Start dates -
Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
North Sydney
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy