Program Overview

Do you want a health career that could transform the lives of others by helping them achieve tangible results?

Occupational therapists’ work is diverse. They adapt environments, activities or equipment to enhance participation in everyday tasks, assisting people of all ages and abilities to do what they need and want to do at home, work, school and in the community.

You will develop a range of clinical skills in the University’s state-of-the-art facilities and during your professional placement, preparing you for work in diverse health care environments.

Course Content

Year 1, Session

	HBIO1001	Human Anatomy	Session1,3
	OCCU1001	Introduction to Occupational Therapy and Human Occupations	Session1
	PSYC1003	Psychology and Sociology for Health Sciences	Session1
	INDG2001	Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples	Term2,4
Year 1, Session 2

	HBIO1007	Human Physiology I	Session1,2
	OCCU2001	Mobility and Personal Care Occupations	Not currently available
	PBHL1001	The Australian Health Care System	Session2,3
	STAT2001	Introduction to Evidence for Health Science Practitioners	Session1,2,3
Year 2, Session 1

	OCCU2005	Lifespan Development and Occupational Transitions	Session1,2
	OCCU2003	Learning and Applying Knowledge for Individuals and Groups	Session1
	HBIO2003	Functional Kinesiology of the Upper Limbs and Trunk	Not currently available
	OCCU2002	Sensory Motor Assessments and Interventions	Session1
Year 2, Session 2

	OCCU2004	Musculoskeletal and Reduced Energy Assessments and Interventions	Session2
	OCCU2006	Home and Community Occupations	Session2
	OCCU2012	Clinical Reasoning in Professional Experience Learning	Session2
	NUTR1001	Food and Nutrition in Health	Session2,3
Year 3, Session 1

	OCCU2008	Mental Function (Cognition) Assessments and Interventions	Session1
	OCCU2011	Mental Function (Psychosocial) Assessments and Interventions	Session1
	OCCU2007	Regional Rural Remote Fieldwork	Session1
	OCCU2009	Education, Leisure and Play Occupations	Session1
Year 3, Session 2

	OCCU3001	Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice	Session1,2
	HLTH1003	Small Business and Entrepreneurship for Allied Health, Fitness and Sport	Session2
	OCCU3002	Evaluation of Occupational Therapy Programs	Session2
	OCCU2010	Work and Employment Occupations	Session2
Year 4, Session 1

	PBHL3004	Health Promotion and Primary Health Care	Session1
	Gnibi College Elective
	University-wide Elective
Year 4, Session 2

	OCCU3003	Advanced Fieldwork	Session2
	HLTH3003	Transition to Professional Practice


Year 1, Session 2
	HBIO1007	Human Physiology I	Session1,2
	INDG2001	Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples	Term2,4
Year 1, Session 3
	PBHL1001	The Australian Health Care System	Session2,3
Year 2, Session 1
	PSYC1003	Psychology and Sociology for Health Sciences	Session1
	HBIO1001	Human Anatomy	Session1,3
	OCCU1001	Introduction to Occupational Therapy and Human Occupations	Session1
Year 2, Session 2
	NUTR1001	Food and Nutrition in Health	Session2,3
	OCCU2001	Mobility and Personal Care Occupations	Not currently available
	STAT2001	Introduction to Evidence for Health Science Practitioners	Session1,2,3
Year 3, Session 1
From Year 3, following the Session 1 Course Progression from Year 2 excluding any completed unit/s.


Complete one or more of the units under Session 3 below and then follow the Course Progression for Session 1 Commencement excluding any completed unit/s.
Session 3
	HBIO1001	Human Anatomy	Session1,3
	PBHL1001	The Australian Health Care System	Session2,3
	NUTR1001	Food and Nutrition in Health

Entry Requirement
Applicants must have achieved:
- satisfactory completion of at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed in English in one of the Recognised Countries (see below), including at least two years between years 7 and 12; or
- completed at least two years (full time equivalent combined secondary and/or tertiary and/or vocational education taught and assessed solely in English, in one of the Recognised Countries; or
- the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components: or
- the OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components; or
- the PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills;
- the TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test: 24 listening, 24 reading, 27 writing, and 23 speaking; or
- successful completion of the English for Academic Purposes 3 program at SCU College. Applicants who enrol via this pathway will need to separately meet the English language requirements of registration to practice.
Language requirements

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows

Overall Score 7.0
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition Fees

Fees for the whole year is $28,800
Career Prospect
Career opportunities as an occupational therapist exist in hospitals, community health, mental health services, schools, work rehabilitation and occupational health and safety in various industries, private practice, early intervention, aged care and a variety of health, education and disability services, including the provision of occupational therapy services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Cost Of Studying At Southern Cross University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Program Overview

Cost Of Studying At Southern Cross University

250K+

800Cr+

5000+