MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) at University of Cumbria

Programme overview

The MSc Occupational Therapy degree at University of Cumbria provides you with excellent training to become a highly skilled and knowledgeable occupational therapist. We will support you to gain a wide range of up-to-date professional and practical skills so you can help people to do all the occupations they need and want to do. Our degree will enable you to become a part of a hugely diverse and person-centred profession which transforms people’s lives through occupation.

Faculty: Institute of Health | Duration: Full-time: 2 Years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme will equip you with all the skills you need to practice whether you choose to work in the NHS or the independent sector. This programme is based on the understanding that people are occupational beings who need to engage in a balanced range of personally meaningful occupations to sustain health and wellbeing. Modules include: Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy Practice; Project Design; Applied Occupational Therapy; Practice based simulation placement; Occupational Therapy in Practice 1; Occupational Therapy in Practice 2; Contemporary and Sustainable Occupational Therapy Practice; Future Leaders in Practice; Occupational and Digital Design; Research Project; Occupational Therapy in Practice 3; Occupational Therapy in Practice 4.

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Application information

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree - to include GCSE in English Language at grade C or above. For information about Medical Clearance and vaccination requirements (including Covid-19 Vaccines) click here. GCSE English Language Grade 4 (C), or equivalent. IELTS - an overall mark of 7 with no less than 6.5 in any one component Applicants whose first language is not English and who are required to provide a language test certificate as evidence of their proficiency must ensure that it is, or is comparable to, IELTS level 7.0 with no element below 6.5 We strongly recommend you thoroughly research the role of an Occupational Therapist, speak to an Occupational Therapist or meet an Occupational Therapist prior to your interview as you will be asked about your understanding of their role. All places are offered subject to a successful interview, as well as Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (DBS), medical fitness to practise and proof of qualifications. In order to be admitted and continue on the course, students must be deemed as medically fit for both practice and theory by the Occupational Health Department. If you have any concerns about a health condition/issue and its impact on your ability to undertake the course please contact the Occupational Health Department as early as possible in the application process. An enhanced DBS check is required. Minimum entry: 2:2 or above Honours degree.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,535 a year. Per year Source

International applicants: GBP 16,900 a year. Per year Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 2 Years

Apply through the official page: https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/

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