Course summary
This programme is designed for those who hold a degree, and provides a two year fast-track route into a professional career in Occupational Therapy. Our MSc pre-registration Occupational Therapy programme is designed for those who already hold a degree and it provides a two year fast-track route into a professional career in Occupational Therapy. On successful completion of the programme, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as well as professional membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). Our programme is also recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Our course fully prepares you to join the future generations of occupational therapists. It focuses on developing your competence and capability in key areas such as critical thinking, problem solving, professional reasoning, research, and leadership. You will also learn professional values and behaviours and develop an understanding of the nature and meaning of occupation in human life, the relationship between occupation, health and wellbeing and the power of occupation to transform the lives of individuals, groups, and communities. A varied profile of placement experience undertaken across the two years of the programme will allow you to integrate academic theory with actual occupational therapy practice and gain an insight into the wide-ranging employment opportunities available to you upon registration. Your practice-based learning will be facilitated by experienced occupational therapy practice educators who will support you in becoming the best occupational therapist you can be. We promote compassionate and aspiring leadership. You will be introduced to the NHS Wales Gwella Leadership Portal as a key learning resource. We also use the Cardiff University ‘Becoming a Caring & Compassionate Practitioner’ website-hub to support your learning and reflection on effective and evidence-based leadership models. Accreditations
- Health and Care Professions Council, the (HCPC)
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
Entry requirements
Typically, you will need to have: an honours degree in any subject with classification of 2:1 or higher. This should normally be gained within the last five years. A degree attained outside of this time limit may be considered with evidence of additional recent study such as an Open University module, A level or relevant work-based course. In addition, applicants are required to evidence the following criteria in their personal statement: Demonstrate a desire to study occupational therapy. Demonstrate understanding of the nature of occupational therapy. This may be evidenced through research or through undertaking visits/discussions with occupational therapists. Demonstrate understanding of the expectations and demands of problem-based learning and master’s-level study. For details on entry requirements, please visit our website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/pre-registration-occupational-therapy-msc-full-time-2-years
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
For tuition fee information, please visit our website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/pre-registration-occupational-therapy-msc-full-time-2-years
Provider information
Cardiff University
PO Box 921
Cardiff
CF10 3XQ