Course summary
Why study BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy (with foundation Year) at BU?
- Gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to critically assess a service user’s circumstances in order to help them adapt to their environment and maximise their performance potential.
- The course maintains small cohort sizes resulting in excellent lecturer-to-student ratio meaning more support, education and resource availability.
- Get hands-on practice using our purpose-built clinical simulation facilities, which feature a daily living suite and kitchen, plus equipment to tackle a range of situations commonly encountered by occupational therapists.
- Put your learning into practice with placement experience throughout the course in a variety of settings.
- Experiential learning allows you to work on real-life scenarios to gain knowledge and understanding of occupational roles and how health and wellbeing can affect their functioning.
Modules
Foundation year units include Applied Sciences, Introduction to Biology, Introduction to Psychology, Mathematics in Science, Academic Study Skills and Foundation Year Project. Year 1 core units: Foundations for Professional Practice | Becoming an Occupational Therapist | Skills for Occupational Therapy Practice | Occupational Therapy in Action 1 | Analysing Occupation | Practice Placement BU 1
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
How to apply
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:
- B931
- Institution code:
- B50
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 48 - 72 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Provider information
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB