Edinburgh Napier University

MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)

Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom

Course overview

This innovative programme is designed for graduates who wish to qualify as an Occupational Therapist, with eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It offers an accelerated two-year route of study. This unique MSc (pre-registration) Occupational Therapy degree programme best prepares you as a future occupational therapist to work effectively within the complex and rapidly evolving environment of health and social care.

Being both intellectually challenging and practical, this programme will ready you for the real world of occupational therapy at a local and global level. You will enter the workplace as a confident, competent, and autonomous occupational therapist equipped to lead the delivery of personalised and responsive services, which place individuals and families at the centre of their care and support. As well as undertaking discipline-specific modules, you’ll undertake collaborative inter-professional modules, where you’ll work closely with students from the other disciplines in health and social care to develop your skills in communication, innovative thinking, clinical reasoning and team working.

Edinburgh Napier University is a unique place to study Occupational Therapy Typical entry point to this course is in January. Please enquire for more information.

Key highlights

  • Leads to eligibility for HCPC registration as an occupational therapist
  • Accelerated two-year route to qualification for graduates
  • Inter-professional modules shared with other health and social care students
  • Develops communication, clinical reasoning, innovative thinking and team working skills
  • Prepares you to lead personalised, person- and family-centred services
  • Combines discipline-specific modules with practical, real-world preparation

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — to include relevant subject; or above
  • Degree: 2:2 — Applicants applying with a 2.2 with relevant recent experience may also be considered.

Scholarships

  • Harilela Scholarship

    Successful applicants will be awarded £2,500 towards the cost of their fees, paid directly to the University’s fees office.

    Up to £2,500
  • June Scholarship

    We have partial scholarships available for self-funded international applicants starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in June.

Careers this course leads to

  • Occupational Therapist
  • NHS Occupational Therapist
  • Social Care Occupational Therapist
  • Mental Health Occupational Therapist
  • Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Cost of study

UK/Home: £12,000 | International: £22,270

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

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