Occupational Therapy, BSc (Hons)

Course summary

Do you want to help people to live the lives they want? This course will prepare you to help people deal with life challenges including ill-health, disability, and social problems. You’ll learn how everyday activities can be used and adapted creatively to promote health, wellbeing and a satisfying lifestyle, so that you graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to be an effective occupational therapist.

• A wide range of teaching and learning methods and assessments are used to suit all learning styles.

• Experience problem-based learning designed to be practical and close to real-life issues faced by occupational therapists.

• Interprofessional learning will prepare you for practice.

• You will study a broad range of cutting edge theory and research from occupational science and occupational therapy.

• You will benefit from accreditation by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

• Experience practice placements to develop a range of core skills required for professional practice.

• Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.

• Our programme is delivered by a team of well published, internationally recognised, research active occupational therapists.

In your first year, you’ll initially share teaching and learning with students from other health professions, allowing you to gain core generic knowledge and skills. We’ll introduce you to theoretical foundations and core skills, which will underpin practice. Gain practice skills through a seven-week supervised placement within a health, social or community setting in the South West. Develop problem-solving, reasoning skills and an embedded commitment to lifelong learning. In your second year, profession-specific modules take a lifespan approach and are designed to provide an integrated core of essential knowledge and skills for Occupational Therapy (OT) practice. Modules on interprofessional working and research will help you become confident in your role as a developing OT. You'll also take part in the OT intervention process during your placement. In your final year you’ll gain greater independence in your final placement and, with support, be able to demonstrate a range of core skills required for an entry level practitioner. Profession-specific modules prepare you for the responsibilities facing newly qualified graduates. Interprofessional modules help you develop and consolidate management and research skills, and lead you towards your imminent entry into the occupational therapy profession. The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry and up to date information can be found on our website.