Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, United Kingdom
Course overview
Occupational therapists work with people whose daily lives are impacted by physical, mental, or social issues. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) course is an accelerated postgraduate degree, designed for graduates who wish to become a registered occupational therapist.
You'll develop flexible skills essential to becoming an occupational therapist in statutory and non-statutory health and social care organisations locally and across the UK. This two-year,
Key highlights
- Accelerated postgraduate route for graduates to become a registered occupational therapist
- Prepares you to improve health and wellbeing of individuals and communities
- Develops flexible skills for statutory and non-statutory health and social care
- Supports people whose daily lives are affected by physical, mental or social issues
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
- Additional condition: interview — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, Occupational Health Assessment and have a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
- Additional condition: dbs_check — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, Occupational Health Assessment and have a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
- Additional condition: occupational_health — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, Occupational Health Assessment and have a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
Scholarships
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships
The scholarship award will cover the programme tuition fees of £22,000 and includes a bursary of £11,250.
Up to £22,000Business School International Postgraduate Scholarship
£5,000 in the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Postgraduate International Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for most eligible postgraduate taught courses. £3,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for the selected programmes.
Careers this course leads to
- Occupational therapist
- NHS occupational therapist
- Mental health occupational therapist
- Social care occupational therapist
- Community occupational therapist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £22,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Manchester Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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