BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year

A four-year route that begins with a foundation year to build academic skills and subject knowledge, then continues into the full Occupational Therapy degree. Prepares you to practise as an occupational therapist, helping people take part in everyday activities, through study of human science, OT process and skills, occupational justice and assessed practice placements. Careers: Occupational therapist in NHS, social care, mental health, schools and community settings (HCPC registration).

Foundation Year: The Big Picture; Student Success Modules; Skills and Knowledge for Health and Social Care 1; Fostering Social Connections; Skills and Knowledge for Health and Social Care 2

Year 1: Academic Skills; Human Science; Understanding Systems, Team Working and Core Skills in Healthcare; Occupational Therapy in Practice; Placement 1

Year 2: Evidence Based and Sustainable Practice; Application of the Occupational Therapy Process; Occupational Therapy Skills for Practice; Emerging and Non-Traditional Practice; Practice Placement 2

Year 3: Quality Improvement and Leadership in Health and Care; Occupational Justice in Practice; Occupational Engagement as a Complex Intervention