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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) at Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The pre-registration MSc Occupational Therapy course (formerly based in Health Studies) at Royal Holloway, University of London is delivered in collaboration with local partners. The course has been validated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) a regulatory body for Allied Health Professions (AHP) and accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), a professional body for Occupational Therapists in the UK.

Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 2 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Occupational Therapy with a Global Context, Human Sciences and Occupational Performance, Occupation in Practice 1, Practice Placement 1, Occupation in Practice 2 and others; Year 2: Contemporary Practice in Occupational Therapy, Collaborative Approach in Practice, Practice Placement 3, Research Project in Occupational Therapy and Global Health, Research in practice and others.

Career pathways

This is a pre-reg masters leading to a professional qualification to practice Occupational Therapy and not a traditional MSc studies in Occupational Therapy. Upon successful completion of your course, you will be eligible to apply to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

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Entry requirements

Minimum 2:2. UK 2:2 Bachelor honours degree or equivalent with some understanding of research methodology, taken within either dissertation, final year project or as its own module will be required. We invite students from a wide range of scientific, social science and humanities backgrounds to apply and be considered. You will need to have completed an undergraduate degree in one of these fields to be eligible. Other eligible backgrounds will be evaluated individually on a case-by-case basis. Please note in order to meet RCOT standards of accreditation (standard 2.6), the university can only consider requests for recognition of prior learning in a maximum of one third of the total pre-registration course.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2025/26) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,100 a year (2025/26) Source

Duration: 2 years full time

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