Birmingham City University

Occupational Therapy - (Pre-registration) - MSc

Birmingham City UniversityCity South, United Kingdom

Course overview

As an occupational therapist, you’ll help people who have difficulties with daily activities resulting from disability, illness, trauma, ageing, and a range of long-term conditions. You could work in many different settings, including hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centres, mental health facilities, private practices, and children's clinics....

Key highlights

  • Learn to help people with disability, illness, trauma, ageing or long-term conditions
  • Prepares you for hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centres and mental health facilities

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — to include relevant discipline; or above
  • GCSE: C/4 or above — to include Mathematics, English Language
  • Additional condition: dbs_check — Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Clearance Enrolment on the course is subject to: an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check Occupational Health Clearance.
  • Additional condition: occupational_health — Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Clearance Enrolment on the course is subject to: an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check Occupational Health Clearance.

Scholarships

  • Bowater Financial Assistance Award

  • Graduate Scholarship

    20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.

    Up to 20% of fees

  • International Postgraduate Scholarships

    BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.

    Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Occupational Therapist
  • Mental Health Occupational Therapist
  • Paediatric Occupational Therapist
  • Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist
  • Private Practice Occupational Therapist

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 in 2026/27

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 Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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