Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

Course Details

As an occupational therapist youll be qualified to help people of all ages overcome barriers that affect their ability to engage in vital everyday activities from tying shoelaces to driving a car. Youll join one of the leading schools for health and rehabilitation sciences in Australia, with a long tradition of teaching, research and graduate excellence. Throughout the program, youll explore and practise a range of approaches to develop, recover or maintain your clients engagement, despite challenges from injury or illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, developmental delays or ageing. Youll learn how to collaborate with your clients and other healthcare partners to identify effective solutions, such as modifying tasks or the environment, skills development and education. Importantly, youll undertake more than 1000 hours of supervised clinical practice in hospitals, educational facilities, other healthcare organisations, private practice and UQs occupational therapy clinics. This allows you to apply your theoretical knowledge to practice and develop your clinical skills in real-life situations.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Honours)

Course structure: 64 units