Program Overview

Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year

Course Summary

This course prepares students to register as occupational therapists, with an initial foundation year to prepare for the course. Students will learn to assist people facing trauma, disability, and illness to achieve independence.

Year of Entry

2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27

Fees

Home: £9,535 per year International/EU: £18,655 per year

Duration

4 Years

Location

Collegiate Campus

Entry Requirements

• 64 UCAS Points
• Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents
• Maths at grade D or 4 or equivalents
• English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents

Modules

Year 1

• Developing The Fundamentals Of A Healthcare Professional
• Promotion Of Contemporary Issues In Healthcare

Year 2

• Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing
• Foundations Of Occupational Therapy Practice
• Introduction To Occupational Therapy Practice
• Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 1
• Personal And Professional Development

Year 3

• Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice
• Clinical Reasoning In Occupational Therapy Practice
• Evidence And Enquiry For Practice
• Expanding Occupational Therapy Practice
• Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 2
• Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 3

Year 4

• Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice
• Leading Occupational Therapy Practice
• Occupational Therapy Practice Based Learning 4
• The Advancing Professional
• Transition To Occupational Therapy Practice

Future Careers

Upon full completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to show their eligibility to apply for registration with Health and Care Professions Council, allowing them to practise as an occupational therapist. Previous graduates have gone on to work in various healthcare settings, including the NHS, local authority social services, extended scope areas, schools, private practices, charities, and other health and social care environments.

Equipment and Facilities

• Modern teaching facilities with specialist rooms
• Practice rooms and simulated ward environments
• Home environments
• A range of innovative equipment, e.g., for anatomy teaching
• Using a range of specialist software to facilitate learning

Where Will I Study?

Collegiate Campus, Sheffield, S10 2BP

Additional Course Costs

• General course additional costs
• Additional costs for Health and Social Care (PDF, 279KB)

Legal Information

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