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MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration)

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    MSc 2 Years Full-Time | September Start

Course Description

This course is for people who want to help others to carry out everyday occupations with greater ease and independence – despite their disabilities, injuries or impediments.

Entry Requirements

Standard Entry

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:1 honours degree in a subject relevant to Occupational Therapy, and completed within the last five years. Applicants with experience in the field who hold a 2:2 honours degree will be assessed on an individual basis.

GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in English Language, Maths and Science.

Accredited Prior Learning (APL), Accredited Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) and Accredited Work Based Learning (AWBL) may also be considered against University Criteria.

Additional requirements:

All offers of places on this course are subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. You must meet the Health and Care Professions Council’s suitability for registration requirements.

Please note that due to ongoing developments in Government’s guidance about Covid-19, it is possible that you will be required to have had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (including any boosters due), unless you are medically exempt. This is to protect you, your families, and anyone you may be caring for if your programme requires this, and it will also enable you to take part in learning placements in the health and social care sector. Government guidance continues to evolve but we need to ensure your safety and enable you to commence and complete this programme by being able to undertake your placement.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7 with 6.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

 *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS.  You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications

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