Course summary
Are you a qualified occupational therapist looking to develop your knowledge and evolve or change your career direction? This highly respected course offers an excellent opportunity to help you fulfil your career goals and you can study full-time or part-time to fit in with your current commitments. The MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy (Post-Registration) builds on the success of the former post-registration master’s in Occupational Therapy. It is a programme designed to support practitioners to develop and advance their practice across a variety of contexts. The programme highlights the transformational role of education that will equip occupational therapists to develop and promote sustainable and progressive practice.
Modules
Theory & Practice of Person-Centred Health & Wellbeing (20 credits): This postgraduate module is open to health and social welfare workers, including those from voluntary organisations, who wish to develop their understanding of the ideas, theories and models shaping person-centredness and who want to critically reflect on their practice. Leading Person-Centred Practice for Health & Wellbeing (20 credits): This module aim to support learners to lead and innovate collaborative ways of working with children, young people and families that are consistent with the values of person-centredness, evidence generation and implementation of health and wellbeing approaches for healthful cultures. Research Methods (20 credits): In this module, we explore and discuss the nature of research. We will be helping you to deepen your understanding of the principles of research, and research methodologies. This will enable you to evaluate the credibility of published research, help you with critical writing and ultimately, to design your own studies. Critically Engaging with Occupation 1 (20 credits): This module will enable you to explore key ideas from occupational science, develop your skills in thinking critically around these, and discussing how these ideas can be applied to considering key issues facing our societies today, particularly in respect to health and wellbeing of all peoples. Critically Engaging with Occupation 2 (20 credits): This module aims to: extend critical engagement with the concept of occupation, to examine and re-vision the relationship between occupation and health and well-being, to promote occupational therapy as a moral and socially responsive profession. Optional module choice (20 credits) NB The modules listed are correct at time of posting (October 2023) but are subject to change. In the event that modules change, QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact on students.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
International applicants
An IELTS may be required, with a score of 6.5 overall, with no element below 6.0
Entry requirements
Normally a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy International students registering for the named award should be WFTO approved World Federation of Occupational Therapists, though others will be considered. Relevant experience can be accepted in place of honours degree, but some professional qualification would be required. Post qualification experience is an asset but not required
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £8600 | Year 1 |
| England | £8600 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8600 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8600 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8600 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8600 | Year 1 |
| International | £19280 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
UK Part-time fees:
20 credit: £1,145
Dissertation: £1,720
Provider information
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
Edinburgh
EH21 6UU