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Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information. Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding Course summary

  • Develop your understanding of the role of occupation for health and wellbeing.
  • Explore how occupational engagement is shaped environmentally and personally.
  • Deliver person-centred occupational therapy inclusively and collaboratively.
  • Apply your learning in a range of stimulating practice-based placements.
  • Employ creative adaptations of everyday activities to enhance health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Aligned with professional and ethical standards, this course trains you as an occupational therapist who meets the contemporary needs of diverse populations. You’ll support people to take part in what they want, need, and are expected to do – modifying occupation and environment to maximise health and wellbeing. You’ll connect with their lived experiences, collaborating to enhance occupational performance and recommend meaningful activities. How you learn Our course is designed around a set of key principles, enabling you to engage with the world and collaborate with others. We’ll challenge you to think in new ways and provide you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. Teaching and learning is enriched by research, meaning you’ll develop research and inquiry skills over the programme. You’ll be supported to develop academically and professionally throughout the course, building your learning, assessment and practice skills. You’ll also have opportunities to learn with other health and social care students, understanding how to work collaboratively with other professions. We’ll provide you with the knowledge, skills and values to enhance your employability so you’ll be ready for future practice. Key Themes The curriculum is designed to scaffold and develop your knowledge, skills and confidence as you progress through the course. In your first year you’ll build a strong knowledge base of occupational therapy. In your second year you’ll be able to apply your learning to practice-based learning experiences while embracing more complexity and criticality. Then in your final year you’ll advance into practice and prepare to work as a colleague. Applied learning Live Projects You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. These will help you to develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice, preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. These experiences are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes. They’ll help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. You’ll have a range of experiences linked to the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ pillars of practice: professional practice, facilitation of learning, leadership and evidence, research and development. These will prepare you to be a confident practitioner. Work Placements You’ll have mandatory placements at all levels of study. They’ll take place in various practice-based learning environments, reflecting the diverse ways occupational therapy services are currently delivered. This might include blended learning experiences, real-world experiences of services delivered face-to-face to service users, and be connected to the aforementioned pillars of practice. We’ll ensure that the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) governing the occupational therapy profession. By the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate that you meet the requirements to register as an occupational therapist.

Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page. Year 1 Compulsory modules Developing The Fundamentals Of A Healthcare Professional | Coursework (60%) , Exam (40%) Promotion Of Contemporary Issues In Healthcare | Coursework (100%) Year 2 Compulsory modules Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing | Practical (100%) Foundations Of Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%) Introduction To Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%) Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 1 Personal And Professional Development | Coursework (100%) Year 3 Compulsory modules Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice | Practical (100%) Clinical Reasoning In Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%) Evidence And Enquiry For Practice | Coursework (100%) Expanding Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%) Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 2 Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 3 Final year Compulsory modules Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice | Coursework (100%) Leading Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%) Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 4 The Advancing Professional | Coursework (100%) Transition To Occupational Therapy Practice | Coursework (100%)

Assessment method

Coursework | Exam | Practical

How to apply

29Jan

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:
BB15
Institution code:
S21
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/Courses/Occupational-therapy/BSc-Honours-Occupational-Therapy-with-Foundation-Year/Full-time/

Additional entry requirements

Other

Please note that this information is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 or above, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each skill.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/Courses/Occupational-therapy/BSc-Honours-Occupational-Therapy-with-Foundation-Year/Full-time/

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
EU £17155 Year 1
International £17155 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

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. We are currently reviewing our tuition fees for the foundation year stage of this course following the Government announcement of fee changes for some foundation year courses and will confirm fees as soon as possible. If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations. Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS