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Occupational Therapy at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS

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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

Nottingham Trent University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Occupational Therapy helps people to live meaningful and independent lives, supporting people to do what is important to them. Present in hospitals, communities, schools, workplaces, prisons, care homes and many other settings, Occupational Therapists provide help to individuals to support them to overcome barriers and carry out activities that are meaningful to them. The course is wide-ranging, holistic, focused and will enable you to explore many different opportunities in the UK and abroad. At NTU we offer learning experiences and environments that will prepare you for the varied career that you are about to embark upon, including a range of simulation teaching spaces such as our therapeutic kitchen, a domestic suite, hospital wards, consulting rooms, a virtual reality (VR) suite, and access to green space for outdoor teaching. Why you should choose Occupational Therapy at NTU:

  • You'll complete four placements during the course, totalling over 1,000 hours of experiential learning as an Occupational Therapist.
  • You'll study at our state-of-the-art Health and Allied Professions Centre, alongside our diverse community of student nurses and paramedics.
  • You'll embrace a focus on sustainability to understand how environmental issues impact people and their communities.

Modules

In Year 1 this course will cover the Foundations of Occupational Therapy, Professional Skills and Knowledge in Occupational Therapy, Introduction to Evidence-based Practice, Understanding the Impact of Occupational Performance, Assessment of Occupation and the Environment, alongside a 7-week placement. The second year expands on this with modules covering Evaluating the Occupational Therapy Evidence Base, Maximising Occupational Performance, Innovation in Occupational Therapy, Promotion of Occupation for Wellbeing and Health, alongside 14 weeks of placement. The final year focuses on Transitions to Practice, Research for Occupational Therapy Practice, Focus on Practice, and a final 10 week placement.

Assessment method

Assessment types include: Essays, Reflective accounts, Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), Presentations, Academic posters, Multiple choice and short answer question exams, Professional discussion, and Group exercises. Assessment is also included in all the Practice Based Learning modules and passing the four placements is required for registration to the Health and Care Professions Council, thus enabling learners to register as Occupational Therapists.

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

15Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C812
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
Clifton Campus
Campus code:
2

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university. We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Other

As part of your personal statement please include your reasons for wishing to undertake the BSc Occupational Therapy. We will be looking to ensure that you have a sound rationale for joining the course based on: • A demonstrated desire to study Occupational Therapy • An understanding of the Occupational Therapy role • Evidence of transferable skills and practice • Evidence of communication and interpersonal skills • A consideration of professional values such as trustworthiness and integrity

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

Tuition fees for 2026 entry are yet to be confirmed. As a guide and to enable you to plan your finances, the fees for Home undergraduate students for 2025 are £9535 .The current expectation is that the University may increase this for future and subsequent years of study in line with inflation and as specified by the Government.
Occupational Therapy at Nottingham Trent University - UCAS