OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
BSc(Hons) Eastbourne
Occupational therapists help people to maintain or rebuild their lives physically and psychologically, and to use activity to retain their independence. As an occupational therapist, you will work with people who are unable to lead full lives for various reasons. These might be essential everyday skills such as dressing, eating and cooking, or the aspects of life that define us, such as our jobs, leisure interests and relationships. This accredited part-time course gives you everything you need to qualify and practise as an occupational therapist. A practical approach to learning means that you will apply your knowledge to solve real-world case scenarios in clinical settings.
What you’ll learn*
You will attend classes on campus two days per week, 32 weeks per year. In each year of the course you will also complete at least six weeks of full-time practice placement. The innovative curriculum uses a problembased learning approach, where you will examine real-life scenarios in small groups with a tutor. This type of education has been found to deepen understanding and promote lifelong learning. You will practise a variety of practical skills, for example in arts and crafts, cooking, ceramics, and horticulture. Year 1 You will learn about human occupation and how to assess occupational capacities, as well as undertake your beginning and novice placement. Year 2 You will study occupational therapy in teams as you progress to intermediate practice and learn how to maximise occupational participation. Year 3 You will build on your skills and knowledge as you learn how to evaluate therapeutic occupations and work in diverse settings and practice.
WHY US
®® Professional
accreditation by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Royal College of Occupational Therapists ®® Study part-time with a practical approach to real-world case studies ®® Practice placements in each year of the course and learn in facilities that simulate real-life Final year You will undertake your competent placement and learn about person-centred occupational therapy and how to achieve best practice.
How you’ll learn
You will learn in small problem-based learning groups and develop practical skills in our daily living suite, furnished like a flat with a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Other specialist rooms are equipped for creative and technological skills including arts and crafts such as pottery.
Where could your degree take you?
Occupational therapists work in an everwidening range of mental health and physical disability settings including acute hospitals, long-term rehabilitation, social care, local communities, schools, residential homes, voluntary organisations and prisons.
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SUBJECT AREA Health professions APPLY DIRECT DURATION Part-time 4 years ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Academic requirements Five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above. At least one A-level (or equivalent level 3 qualification), plus relevant work experience in a health, social care or other setting completed within five years of the start of the course. If you have an honours degree in any subject at minimum grade 2:2 (3.00 GPA) awarded within the last 10 years, you can apply for our accelerated Occupational Therapy (PreRegistration) MSc course. It is ideal for graduates who wish to start a career in this challenging and highly rewarding field. Non-academic requirements Two 500-word reports on the role of two different occupational therapy services are required alongside each application. References You are also required to provide two references. If you have an honours degree in any subject at minimum grade 2:2 (3.00 GPA) awarded within the last 10 years, you may be able to apply for our accelerated Occupational Therapy (PreRegistration) MSc course. More detail and further professional requirements can be found online, www.brighton.ac.uk/courses. English language requirements see page 235. Fees and funding page 232–333
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