Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Post Admission Requirements

Course Handbook Notes

Professional and Research Honours are only available full time. Mid-year entry available (please note students will complete the course in 4.5 years when starting mid-year).

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Integrate coherent and advanced theoretical and technical knowledge, in the discipline of occupational therapy, to contribute to the development of an inclusive society in rural, remote, indigenous and tropical contexts
2.
Demonstrate appropriate ethical, legal and professional behaviours, skills and strategies, in the delivery of culturally safe and client-centred care
3.
Retrieve, synthesise and evaluate information from multiple sources to assess and improve the health status and well-being of individuals and/or populations
4.
Critically evaluate and apply evidence in occupational therapy and inter-professional practice and theory building
5.
Communicate clearly and coherently through well-developed English language and numeracy proficiency, appropriate for graduate entry into the occupational therapy workforce
6.
Deliver safe and sustainable occupational therapy and, where necessary, formulate, implement and monitor management plans, in collaboration with individuals and/or populations and other professionals, within the accepted professional and personal scope of practice
7.
Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to assess professional learning needs and demonstrate autonomy and accountability in planning ongoing professional development
8.
Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence.

Structure

Structure

Credit

Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Credit Expiry & Other Restrictions

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. A maximum of 18 credit points of credit may be granted at level 3 or 4.

Maximum Credit Allowed & Currency

63 credit points - Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.

External Accreditation

Occupational Therapy Council (Australia & New Zealand) (OTC)