Course summary
From SEPTEMBER 2025 this course will be delivered using NEW COURSE CODE HU09. If you are interested in starting in September 2025 please apply using this code This course will help you develop the mindset and practical skills needed to empower people of all ages to participate in occupations and activities that hold personal meaning and value for them. Occupational therapists work with individuals, groups, communities, or populations to promote health and wellbeing through participation in activities of everyday life, or occupation. Of vital importance to this role is the ability to think critically and creatively, challenge where needed, advocate and empower others to live their best lives. In addition to developing practice skills, this course will support you in developing the mindset needed for this life-changing career.
- Successful completion offers eligibility to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for registration to practise as an occupational therapist and to apply for membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).
- Learn to empower and support others with challenges in key areas of occupation such as self-care (e.g. washing, dressing, or eating), productivity (e.g. managing finances, working, or studying) and leisure (e.g. hobbies, spending time with friends, or playing sports.).
- Professional placements and simulation provide practice-based learning opportunities in traditional, contemporary, and role-emerging settings .
- Strong focus on cultural humility and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Focus on one module at a time, with 5 weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
- You’ll be encouraged to think critically about the potential of digitally enabled occupational therapy (e.g. use of AI and wearable technology) and the future direction of the profession.
- All home students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the Government of £5,000 per year, with additional payments for students incurring childcare costs.
- Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity as an Occupational Therapist from the outset. In addition, you’ll learn to thrive in dynamic health and care environments and multidisciplinary teams, developing your relationship and teamworking skills.
- We organise your placements for you in a wide range of settings. This could include charities, businesses, sports and leisure facilities, independent practice, the private sector and community facilities.
- Colleagues with lived experience as users of health and care services support teaching, learning and assessment.
- The diversity of our learner community is a key strength of the course, offering a space in which everyone can thrive.
- We offer opportunities to learn in a safe but realistic practice environment through simulation in our state-of-the-art facilities.
- Engagement with the global occupational therapy community to foster the delivery of sustainable and inclusive occupational therapy .
- Access to success coaches, placement supervisors and specialist support for mathematics and academic writing
Modules
Year one
- Becoming a Professional Practitioner
- Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context
- An occupational perspective on health and well-being
- Mind, body, and human occupation
- Theoretical foundations of occupational therapy
- Placement 1: Foundations of professional practice
- Occupational therapy: Enabling performance and participation
- Enabling occupation with communities and populations
- Placement 2: Developing professional identity
- Exploring the complexity of occupational therapy
- Exploring knowledge through curiosity
- Leading for the future as a health and care professional
- Placement 3: Becoming an autonomous occupational therapist
- Enhancing employability for occupational therapy practice
- Occupational therapy across care pathways and settings
- The evidence-based practitioner: professional project
Assessment method
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods may include:
- case study
- coursework
- practice placement
- portfolio
- professional project
- presentations
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:
- B920
- Institution code:
- C85
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 36 credits
Scottish Higher - CCCCC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start. Contact us via our website to find out more.
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Other
A minimum of 2 days occupational therapy work experience is required.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250* | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250* | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250* | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250* | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250* | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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
Provider information
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB