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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) at Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Understand humans as occupational beings. On successful completion of this course, you’ll be able to apply to become a registered occupational therapist. Gain the skills to become a professional occupational therapist, able to deliver and evaluate occupational therapy in a range of settings

Faculty: School of Health  |  Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 11 Jan 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Occupations Across the Lifespan, Research Methods & Design, Achieving Occupational Potential, Practice Placement 1 (non-credit bearing), Applied Research, Occupational Therapy as a Complex Intervention. Year 2 core modules: Practice Placement 2 (non-credit bearing), Applied Research (continued from year one), Critical Perspectives of Occupation, Visionary Occupational Therapy: Designing Tomorrow's Practice, Practice Placement 3 (non-credit bearing), Practice Placement 4 (non-credit bearing), Practice Placement 5 (non-credit bearing).

Career pathways

On successful completion of the course, you will be able to apply to become a registered occupational therapist. The majority of occupational therapists work within the NHS in acute and community settings and in social services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have at least a second class honours degree completed in the last five years in the cognate subjects of Science, Social Sciences, Healthcare (including degrees in related health and social care professions), Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, History, Politics, Environment or Arts. More information can be found in the guidance booklet for applicants who do not meet this requirement, please see the link below. Applicants who do not have English as their first language are required to have IELTS 7.0 with no skill below 6.5 or an equivalent award. Applicants will also need to demonstrate in their application: An understanding of the philosophy, practice and scope of occupational therapy Appropriate work experience/shadowing The attitudes, behaviours and values of care and compassion Evidence of self-direction and motivation Effective communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team Satisfactory health and enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, these will be in line with professional body membership and HCPC registration requirements. All applications should be supported by two references; a template can be accessed at this link. Please note references should be accompanied by a covering letter on headed paper or emailed directly by the referee.

International applicants: GBP 18,000 a year (2026/27). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2026/27 is £18000. Source

Intake: 11 Jan 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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