BSc Occupational Therapy at University of Cape Town

The BSc in Occupational Therapy educates students to help people engage in occupations suited to their environment, background and health needs, and leads to registration with the HPCSA as an occupational therapist. Instruction is in English, with isiXhosa and Afrikaans used alongside English to support communication with patients.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Department: Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences  |  Duration: Four years full-time (five years for students who pass through the Fundamentals of Health Sciences Programme)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

First year covers Becoming a Professional, psychology, anatomy and physiology, Occupational Perspectives on Health and Well-being and Human Occupation and Development. Later years cover Clinical Sciences, psychiatry, Occupational Therapy theory and practice in physical and mental health, research methods, practice management and service learning.

Career pathways

After a year's community service, graduates may practise independently as occupational therapists in homes, workplaces, clinics, schools, hospitals or private practice.

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