Course Overview

There are excellent employment opportunities for graduate occupational therapists.

This course ensures you are equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience you need to join the ever-changing landscape of health, social care and wider community services. We support you to develop as creative, dynamic and innovative practitioners, with the leadership and research skills to shape current and future services. On successful completion of the programme, you are eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and professional membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Our programme is also recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

General Eligibility

You should have a 2.1 honours degree in any subject. This is a conversion course, which allows you to study a subject unrelated to your undergraduate degree or current career. No prior knowledge or degree in a related subject is required.

Admission to the course depends on:

• academic entry requirements being met

• satisfactory application form

• successful interview

• satisfactory references

• completed work-based risk assessment process

• a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• International applicants must have IELTS 7.0 with a minimum score of 6.5 in all sections or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 100/120 (in conjunction with a Teesside University English language test)* before an unconditional offer is made