Occupational Therapy courses

About Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) Msc in University of Liverpool

This course provides you with all the knowledge and practical experience you will need to become a qualified Occupational Therapist and able to register with the HCPC. The programme offers a variety of practice placement opportunities which include extended part-time placements, role-emerging setting and an elective placement that can be take at home or overseas.

The programme incorporates the excellent grounding in biological and social sciences that our undergraduate programme is renowned for. Students will have the opportunity to undertake research to develop the evidence base of the profession as well as opportunities to learn alongside master’s students on our other Allied Healthcare programmes.

Our graduates have an excellent employment rate and because of the strong relationships we have with our local practice partners, they are highly regarded by local employers.

In year 1 you will undertake a part-time 12 week placement and an 8 week full-time placement. This will be a typical occupational therapy practice placement setting such as an acute or rehabilitation hospital ward or within the local community.

In year 2 you will undertaken a 6 week full-time placement in a role-emerging setting and an 8 week elective placement. The elective placement is an opportunity to experience a placement overseas, further afield within the UK or within local specialist healthcare settings.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with minimum first division (high second division from some universities).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:  6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 88 overall with 20-Listening, Writing, Reading, 22-Speaking.
• PTE:  62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component.

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