BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

As an occupational therapist you will enable individuals, communities, and populations to live their best lives at home, at work and everywhere else, helping other to overcome daily challenges, whether learning at school, going to work, playing sport or simply doing the dishes. “Everything is focused on increasing independence and wellbeing.” (RCOT 2022) Occupational Therapy is a long-established profession, based on the centrality and power of occupation to transform people’s lives. Practised across a diverse range of health and social care settings, occupational therapists work to understand people’s environment (both context and culture) their occupations (things they want, need, and are expected to do) and the support needed to enable them to perform those occupations and be well in life. This part-time Occupational Therapy course is designed to enable you to develop the skills, knowledge and experience required to practice as an occupational therapist across a diverse range of practice environments. By integrating academic study and professional practice experience the course aims to develop professionals who are creative, critical thinkers able to solve problems in complex situations with a strong, evidence-base, and compassionate approach to practice. Leadership skills and an understanding of multi-professional working will be key learning objectives of the course.