Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc at Brunel University of London

The Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc provides a master’s level route for you to become an occupational therapist. The course integrates theory with practice and will allow you to register with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) in the UK following graduation. It is one of the only programmes outside of the USA to be accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Accreditation Council for OT Education (ACOTE).

Faculty: College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences  |  Department: Department of Health Sciences  |  Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In the first year of study, you’ll undertake modules from each of our four threads. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Evidence Based Practice & Research 1, Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 1: Working with Older Adults, Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 2: Working with Adults of Working Age, Practice Placement 1A, Practice Placement 1B, Practice Placement 2, Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 3: Working with children and young people; Year 2: Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 5: Specialties for Practice, The Dissertation, Practice Placement 3.

Career pathways

After successfully completing the course you are eligible to apply for registration with the UK Health and Care Professions Council in order to practice as an occupational therapist in the UK. You’ll be able to work in areas such as physical rehabilitation, mental health settings, with children in schools or clinics and with people with learning disabilities, based at a hospital or as part of a community re-ablement team.

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