Occupational Therapy
Course information Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) UCAS code: B920 www.coventry.ac.uk/ug/B920 Study option: 3 years full-time Overview Occupational therapists have the privilege of working with people of all ages, helping them to participate in occupations that hold personal meaning and value to them. We use occupation (the things people do every day which can affect their health and wellbeing) as a therapeutic tool to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life, enabling them to live the life they want. A degree in occupational therapy - and subsequent eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – allows you to work in a variety of fields within health and social care, in the private and public sectors. The skill set you develop can allow you to work in specialities such as paediatrics, elderly care, mental health, learning disabilities, end-of-life care, forensics, schools and emergency services, to name just a few. The purpose of the course is to educate you to become an occupational therapist, and the assessments employed utilise our excellent simulation facilities and model the skills you will need in practice. The award winning Alison Gingell Building provides facilities for teaching and research, featuring hospital wards, an operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real-life environments relevant to healthcare practice.
Indicative course structure Year 1: The Human, Mind and Occupation (Practice 1) Occupational Therapists: Doing, Being, Becoming and Belonging Foundations of Evidence Informed Practice The Human, Mind and Occupation (Practice 2) Health and Wellbeing in the Community Delivering Theory-Based Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Practice Year 2: Skills for Occupational Therapy Practice Reasoning and Decision Making in Occupational Therapy Practice Developing Evidence-Informed Practice Occupational Therapy Practice (Practice 2) Understanding Occupational Therapy’s Unique Contribution Final year: Enhancing Employability as an Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy Practice Placement Evidence Based Research Project Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals Optional modules – one from the following: - Occupational Therapy: Children and Young People - Occupational Therapy: Design for Living - Occupational Therapy: Hand Therapy - Occupational Therapy: Neurology - Occupational Therapy: Older People - Occupational Therapy: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Accreditation Fully accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists*. For more details on accreditations and renewals, see page 12.
Coventry University is ranked 10th in the UK for occupational therapy (Complete University Guide 2020).
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