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Occupational Therapy Pre-Registration Courses in the UK

The MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) is a full-time program that is normally completed over two years and gives you an accelerated route into the profession.

Following successful completion you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council; registration is required if you wish to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the UK or in Canada. During the course, you will undertake practice placements to give you the hands-on experience you need to begin your career. You will also study the sciences and be taught practical techniques that underpin physiotherapy.

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Careers in Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy graduates will find roles at private practices or companies, the NHS or with sports teams and at sports centres. Specific roles will see you tend to the elderly while undertaking orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics and sports medicine. For students that already have an undergraduate degree (preferably in Science) and would like to become licensed Occupational Therapists, they will need to complete an MSc in Occupational Therapy. Please see our MSc in Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) page.

MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) Entry Requirements

You will have a completed recent honours degree (or higher) with an average of at least 70%. This will have been awarded within the last 3 years in a human biological or behavioural science, sports science or health-related program. Human sciences/anatomy and physiology must have been included within the final year of your program.

To support masters level studies you will bring, or demonstrate an ability to develop during the initial module of the program, knowledge and understanding of the following that will be the intellectual base on which you will build:

• An Honours level knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and psychosocial sciences.
• An Honours level understanding of research methods and an ability to critically evaluate research findings.
• The ability to undertake, write up and present an honours-level research study.
• Evidence of e-learning, group learning and self-directed study skills.
• An insight into physiotherapy, either through work experience and/or by researching the profession.

Please note that entry requirements vary for each UK university and if your grades are lower than this there is a possibility you can still enter the program.

Where can I study a Master in Occupational Therapy in the UK?

To learn more about the best occupational therapy courses in the UK, find details on the top ten ranking Counselling, Psychotherapy & Occupational Therapy universities in the UK:

1.  University of East Anglia
2.  Cardiff University
3.  University of Liverpool
4.  University of Southampton
5.  Glasgow Caledonian University
6.  Queen Margaret University, Edinburg...
7.  Northumbria University, Newcastle
8.  University of Plymouth
9.  Bristol, University of the West of ...
10.  Robert Gordon University 

Working in the UK

After completing an Occupational Therapy degree, students must register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practice as an Occupational Therapist. Many Occupational Therapy graduates are employed by the NHS, but students can also enter private practice or social care. The industry, sports, and education sectors also provide potential career paths for occupational therapists. Graduates will work with patients of varying ages but tend to specialize in an area such as sports injuries or stroke recovery or work more generally in a hospital or clinical setting.

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