Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
Become a leader in the field of occupational therapy to help enable people to overcome barriers and engage in everyday activities that are meaningful and important to them. As an occupational therapist you’ll be qualified to help people of all ages overcome barriers that affect their ability to engage in…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Become a leader in the field of occupational therapy to help enable people to overcome barriers and engage in everyday activities that are meaningful and important to them.
As an occupational therapist you’ll be qualified to help people of all ages overcome barriers that affect their ability to engage in vital everyday activities – from tying shoelaces to driving a car.
You’ll join one of the leading schools for health and rehabilitation sciences in Australia, with a long tradition of teaching, research and graduate excellence.
Throughout the program, you’ll explore and practise a range of approaches to develop, recover or maintain your client’s engagement, despite challenges from injury or illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, developmental delays or ageing.
You’ll learn how to collaborate with your clients and other healthcare partners to identify effective solutions, such as modifying tasks or the environment, skills development and education.
Importantly, you’ll undertake more than 1000 hours of supervised clinical practice in hospitals, educational facilities, other healthcare organisations, private practice and UQ’s occupational therapy clinics. This allows you to apply your theoretical knowledge to practice and develop your clinical skills in real-life situations.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
Occupational therapist
Injury prevention and rehabilitation therapist
Physiotherapist
Sports therapist
Schools and/or special needs therapist
Residential care therapist
REQUIREMENTS
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); and one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C).
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT – Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
TOEFL PB – Overall 600, listening 59, reading 59, writing 64/6.
Pearsons – Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
CES – Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
BEP and OET are not accepted.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Queensland (UQ) is in the world’s top 50 universities. It is internationally renowned for its academic excellence and is the winner of more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. UQ is a member of the Universities 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities and a member of Universities Australia. UQ is a multicultural hub home to nearly 20,200 international students from 142 countries. Based in Brisbane, UQ has three campuses with advanced facilities and centres to support its students.
