Course summary
This course will give you the knowledge and practical skills that you need to develop a new career as an occupational therapist in two years. It is delivered full-time and you will complete a number of placements that enrich the learning experience and prepare you for a diverse practice context. This course attracts people holding a relevant undergraduate honours degree who wish to change career and become an occupational therapist. It is an intensive professional programme of study; developing theoretical, analytical, practical, evaluative and reasoning skills as well as professional values. The course is unsuitable for applicants already holding a qualification in occupational therapy.
Modules
Year One •Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice (40 credits) •Preparation for Practice-based Learning: (0 credits) •Occupational Therapy Process and Practice (40 credits) •Practice-based Learning 1 (20 credits) •Practice-based Learning 2 (20 credits) Year Two •Elective module (20 credits) •Research Methods (20 credits) •Transforming Occupational Therapy Practice (40 credits) •Practice-based Learning 3 (40 credits) •Practice-based Learning 4 (40 credits) Dissertation project (60 credits) The modules and placements listed are correct at time of posting (October 2021). In the event that modules change, QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact on students. Please check our website for updates.
Assessment method
The course philosophy integrates academic and placement study. It employs adult learning perspectives including: learner responsibility, active participation, collaboration, autonomy, and learning as a community. Problem-based learning using practice scenarios is a major feature of the learning experience, where students work to develop professional reasoning, evidence-informed decision making, and interpersonal and team working skills. Learning is thus a facilitated process of acquiring enquiry skills, interpreting information, group discussion, exchanging of perspectives, creation of knowledge and arriving at a position or judgment. Teaching methods incorporate self-directed study, practice scenarios, group work, workshops, eLearning modules, digital technology, reflection, lectures and placements. Assessment methods include peer and self-assessment, written assignments, viva voce, presentations, projects and placements. Practice placements form a core element of the course and your personal performance is also assessed.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Occupational Therapists, College of
- Health and Care Professions Council
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
•Evidence of a first degree at honours level 2:2 or above in an appropriate area including: health, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, education or humanities. •You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0. You need to be aware that in order to be eligible to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), you are required to be able to communicate in English to an IELTS standard equivalent to 7 with no element below 6.5. •Evidence of knowledge and commitment to occupational therapy as a positive career choice. •Evidence of a written research project, a research module or research experience. •Demonstrate substantial involvement and responsibility with diverse groups of people (inclusive of marginalised people or those with impairments) in a personal, employment or voluntary capacity, in the health, social care, education or third sector context. Substantial involvement might be indicated by a time period of at least six months or equivalent. •Mature applicants who graduated more than 10 years ago will be considered if they have experience and evidence of equivalent CPD. •Mature applicants who graduated more than 10 years ago will be considered with the condition that they engage in a module at master’s level study (SCQF Level 11) if they do not have equivalent CPD. •Two satisfactory references, one should be academic, the other, professional. •All successful applicants will participate in a values-based group interview.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £11150 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £11150 | Year 1 |
| England | £11150 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11150 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11150 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11150 | Year 1 |
| International | £21875 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
2024/25 Postgraduate Pre-Registration
PLEASE NOTE: Fees are per year, our Pre-Registration courses are two year courses.
Fees detailed exclude any dissertation or 'top-up' fees.
These are full-time fees for QMU's Pre-Registration courses and applies for the following: MSc Dietetics (Pre-Registration), MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration), MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration), MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration), MSc Podiatry (Pre-Registration), MSc Speech & Language Therapy (Pre-Registration), MSc Therapeutic Radiography (Pre-Registration) and MSc Audiology (Pre-Registration).
Provider information
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
Edinburgh
EH21 6UU