Occupational Therapy, BSc (Hons)

This course equips you to support individuals in overcoming life challenges such as ill-health, disability, and social issues, enabling them to achieve fulfilling lives. Through creative adaptation of everyday activities, you will gain essential skills and knowledge in occupational therapy, drawing from cutting-edge theory, research, and interprofessional learning. Accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, the program includes practical placements and diverse teaching methods to prepare you for professional practice.In the first year, you build foundational skills through shared learning with other health professions and a supervised placement. The second year focuses on profession-specific modules across the lifespan, emphasizing interprofessional collaboration and research. In the final year, you develop independence in placements and consolidate management skills, readying you for entry-level roles, with accreditation from the Health and Care Professions Council.

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.