Program Description
This degree, which is approved by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), is designed to give students the sophisticated knowledge, as well as the analytical and practical skills, needed to critically assess a service user’s circumstances in order to help them adapt to their environment and maximize their performance potential.
Students will critically explore the exciting disciplines of occupational science, anatomy, physiology, sociology and psychology - forming the groundwork on which occupational therapy is based.
To complement classroom theory, students will gain hands-on skills using BU's excellent clinical simulation facilities, which feature a daily living suite and kitchen, plus equipment to tackle a comprehensive range of situations commonly encountered by occupational therapists. Additionally, to support campus-based education, students will gain real-world experience through professional placements.
When it is time to join the workforce, BU believes this course will give students all the desired technical, managerial and communication skills needed to enter practice. Testament to this is BU's very high graduate employment rate.
The design of this course utilizes a range of diverse teaching and learning strategies with a strong emphasis on experiential and independent learning, which involves groups of students working on real-life scenarios in order to gain knowledge and understanding of occupational roles and how health and wellbeing can affect their functioning.
On this course students will usually be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators and technicians. Students will also benefit from regular guest lecturers from health and social care settings.
