Course summary

Our professionally accredited and approved Occupational Therapy MSc will appeal to graduates from all disciplines seeking a rewarding, in-demand career in a profession which supports individuals to participate and engage in meaningful everyday activities. Why choose this course?

• Accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

• Varied clinical placements including the NHS, emergency services, social care, schools, prisons and in the private, independent and voluntary sectors

• Opportunities to collaborate with student physiotherapists, radiographers, prosthetists, orthotists, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, doctors and paramedics

• Eligible students can apply for the £5,000 NHS training grant to help with living costs

• Gain professional transferable skills including clinical reasoning, patient handling, communication, leadership, team working, and critical reflection

• The history and evolution of the occupational therapy profession.

• The relationship between the person, their occupations and the environment.

• The dynamic relationship between occupation, health and wellbeing and the factors that challenge or facilitate occupational performance and participation.

• The concepts which underpin occupational science and occupational risk factors and how these impact health and wellbeing.

• The use of self in building and maintaining professional therapeutic relationships.

• How the environment, governance, technology, finance, legislation, policy, agendas and initiatives can influence contemporary occupational therapy practice and service delivery.

• The occupational and health needs of individuals, communities and populations, both nationally and internationally plus the potential challenges to providing equitable occupational therapy services.

• The changing and diverse context of complex health and social care systems.