The Master of Occupational Therapy will prepare you to work with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations (activities) they need, want, or are expected to perform. Adopting a strength-based approach occupational therapists use a range of strategies to help those affected by injury or illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, developmental delays or ageing to participate in meaningful occupations.
You will learn how to support people to overcome barriers and to use alternative techniques to achieve their goals. Your studies include how to communicate effectively with clients from all backgrounds and work as part of an interdisciplinary team. You will develop skills in clinical reasoning and reflective, evidence-based practice. You will undertake community-based projects and authentic experiential learning activities to enable you to develop and apply lean, system thinking skills, and respond to complex health care problems as an ethical practitioner.
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Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
Please note that admission to the Master of Occupational Therapy is highly competitive and that achieving the entry requirements does not guarantee an offer for this course. Applicants who meet the entry requirements are ranked and offers are made based on the number of places available.
- This course uses a minimum GPA requirement for prior tertiary education and equivalent ranks as part of the admission process.
- Applicants with previous higher education study must have completed the Bachelor of Exercise Science (53J), or the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (53F) at the University of Tasmania or hold an approved Bachelor’s degree in health or a health-related discipline from another Australian university.
- This course does not accept applications based on VET/TAFE study.
- This course does not accept applications based on work or life experience.
- In the last five years, applicants must have completed the equivalent of:
- two units (25 CPU) of human anatomy and physiology, including neuroscience.
- one unit (12.5 CPU) of study focused on social perspectives in health, such as psychology or sociology, and
- one unit (12.5 CPU) study of research methods; and/or evidence-based practice.
Students without the pre-requisites should make contact to discuss bridging opportunities.
Safety in Practice Requirements
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
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