BOccThy
BOccThy(Honours)
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
Prerequisites: English (Advanced) or English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as a Second Language (Band 4); plus at least one of biology; chemistry; physics; or personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE).
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English; and a study score of at least 25 in one of biology; chemistry; physics; health and human development; or physical education.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings
- 70 cp from Foundation units;
- 10 cp from University Core units;
- 180 cp from Occupational Therapy units;
- 60 cp from Clinical Education units.
3. Admissions Requirements – Honours Degree
To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.5.
4. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
To qualify for the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy honours degree a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Foundation units;
- 10 cp from University Core units;
- 150 cp from Occupational Therapy units;
- 30 cp from Clinical Education units;
- 60 cp from Honours units.
5. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Foundation Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
OTHY100 | 10 | Foundations of Occupational Therapy |
OTHY101 | 10 | Health and Occupation |
OTHY102 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Structure and Function (Pre: BIOL121) |
OTHY103 | 10 | Pathophysiology for Occupational Therapists (Pre: BIOL121, OTHY100) |
OTHY104 | 10 | Measurement in Occupational Therapy |
Interprofessional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
Occupational Therapy Units
Clinical Education Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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OTHY303 | 10 | Clinical Education 1 (Pre: OTHY203, OTHY205) |
OTHY307 | 10 | Clinical Education 2 (Pre: OTHY303) |
OTHY401 | 30 | Clinical Education 3 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
OTHY405 | 15 | Clinical Education 4 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
Occupational Therapy Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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OTHY308 | 10 | Honours Research Design (Pre: OTHY104) |
OTHY406 | 10 | Honours Research Proposal (Pre: OTHY308) |
OTHY407 | 20 | Clinical Education 3 (Honours) (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
OTHY408 | 20 | Honours Dissertation (Pre: OTHY406) |
Page last updated:
2017-06-28
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