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Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)

This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The course comprises 480 credit points (twenty nine units of study). Three clinical science units have an extended full-time practicum component and students may be required to undertake part of this study in a rural or regional setting. Normally students will be expected to complete all units of each year before progressing to units in subsequent years and to complete the course within seven years of initial enrolment. Students may complete the standard coursework sequence or an Honours program is available in the fourth year of study.

HONOURS

An Honours program is available in the fourth year of the course. If a student has a weighted average mark of 70% or better they may be invited to complete the Honours program.



Year One
All students will complete the following units during the Years 1 - 3 of the Course.

UnitDescription Points
Semester 1
OCT1101Theory of Occupation 15
OCT1102Occupation and Equity 15
EBH1102Human Physiology 15
OCT1104Clinical Science 1 15
Semester 2
OCT1205Occupational Analysis 15
OCT1206Neuroscience 15
EBH1101Human Anatomy 15
OCT1208Clinical Science 2 15
 


Year Two
UnitDescription Points
Semester 1
OCT2202Paediatrics and Youth 15
OCT2203Applied Kinesiology 15
OCT2204Clinical Science 3 15
OCT2208Health Conditions 15
Semester 2
OCT2205Neuropsychiatry 15
OCT2206Gerontology 15
OCT2207Communication Technology 15
OCT2108Clinical Science 4 15
 


Year Three
UnitDescription Points
Semester 1
OCT3201Physical Rehabilitation 15
OCT3202Mental Health Rehabilitation 15
OCT3203Assistive Technology 15
OCT3209Occupational Rehabilitation 15
Semester 2
OCT3205Neurological Rehabilitation 15
OCT3206Health Management 15
OCT3108Clinical Science 5 30
 


Students who are completing the standard program for Year 4 will complete the following units.

Year Four
UnitDescription Points
Semester 1
OCT4109Disability 15
OCT4103Community Development 15
or
ACS4133Aboriginal Communities 15
OCT4102Creativity and Health 15
OCT4104Occupational Therapy Administration 15
or
OCT4105Occupational Therapy Project 15
Semester 2
OCT4211Clinical Science 6 20
OCT4212Clinical Science 7 40
 


For students enroled in the Honours program, instead of the standard fourth year units above, students will complete only the following FOUR units.

Year Four - Semester 1
For the Honours program, students are required to complete only the following four units over two semesters culminating in the submission of a Thesis.

UnitDescription Points
OCT4106Honours Research Preparation 20
OCT4212Clinical Science 7 40
 


Year Four - Semester 2
UnitDescription Points
OCT4107Honours Research Project 40
OCT4211Clinical Science 6 20
 

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