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University of Worcester: Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)
| Institution | University of Worcester |
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| Department | School of Allied Health and Community |
| Web | http://www.worcester.ac.uk |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
Occupational therapists help people live fuller, more independent lives by enabling them to take part in everyday activities. They work with individuals affected by illness, disability, injury, or aging to overcome challenges and improve their wellbeing.
Overview As an occupational therapist, you'll empower others, build confidence and help people reclaim their independence for the moments that matter most. These might be due to physical or mental health conditions, learning differences, age-related changes, life transitions (such as becoming a parent or retiring), trauma, or a combination of social and personal factors. Your role is to support people in doing the things that matter most to them, whether that’s returning to work, managing at home, or engaging in hobbies and relationships.
This might involve helping someone learn new ways to carry out daily activities, supporting them through recovery, or making changes to their environment to make everyday tasks more manageable. You’ll work with individuals, families, and communities, sometimes one-on-one and sometimes in groups. Occupational therapists work in a wide range of settings, including people’s homes, hospitals, schools, prisons, charities, and social care services.
Our course is designed for graduates from disciplines other than occupational therapy who wish to become qualified occupational therapists. Unlike the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, which runs over three years with teaching between September and May, this MSc offers an accelerated, two-year route into the profession. Your time will be split between studying the theory in lectures, practising your skills in practical hands-on sessions, and putting what you've learned into practice on placement.
You'll have sessions in Ability House – a converted house with specialist adaptations made to the kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms. This allows you to practise your skills in a realistic and supportive setting. You’ll also work closely with service users and carers throughout the course, ensuring your learning is grounded in lived experience.
At Worcester, our assessments are designed to reflect the realities of professional practice, supporting your transition into a new career with confidence. As a postgraduate student, you’ll be encouraged to carry out your own research and write for publication, developing the critical thinking and communication skills expected at this level. You’ll study alongside students from other health and social care professions, such as physiotherapy, preparing you to work collaboratively with teams you’ll encounter in practice.
Placements By the end of this course, you will have undertaken at least 1000 hours of assessed professional practice. Our dedicated therapy placement team organise this for you, giving you a range of different experiences throughout the course.
Recent placements have included occupational therapy roles in:
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NHS and private hospitals
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Adult social care
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Community mental health or learning disability teams
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Residential mental health facilities
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Postural case services
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Woodland therapy settings
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Community rehabilitation teams
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Schools, both mainstream and specialist
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Charities and businesses
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Specialist equipment suppliers and services
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Project and research based placements
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Please see the University website for up-to-date information |
| Location | St John's Campus Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ |
Summary
Our MSc (Pre-registration) Occupational Therapy course is an accelerated qualifying programme for graduates with a suitable Bachelor’s degree (i.e. BSc/BA).
Occupational therapists play a key role in helping people regain, maintain or improve their participation in life. This course offers you the opportunity to learn from and with peers on other professional courses such as Physiotherapy. This aims to develop skilled and compassionate practitioners who have the confidence to collaborate with other professions and promote professional, social, and political change in health and social care. Our small class sizes ensure that you develop good relationships with peers and staff. Our Occupational Therapy teaching team is dynamic, innovative, and fun and share a variety of clinical, leadership and educational experience. You will be supported to gain more than 1,000 hours of practice-based learning in a variety of practice, leadership, and role-emerging settings.
Successful completion of the course allows you to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and therefore is it not suitable for those who already hold registration.
We look forward to welcoming you to our close-knit University of Worcester occupational therapy community.
Key features - Access to Ability House, an Occupational Therapy specific simulated learning environment.
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Authentic assessment opportunities including primary research and writing for publication.
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Regular opportunities to work in partnership with service users and carers.
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Shared modules with MSc (Pre-registration) Physiotherapy.
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High quality learning and teaching facilitated by qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and other professionals.
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Four full time block placements in a variety or practice, research, leadership, and role-emerging settings.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Please see the University website for up-to-date information |
| Location | St John's Campus Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ |
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