Application deadline: 1 May. This course
is highly competitive with limited places.
We advise applicants to apply early to be
considered.
Criminal records check: A satisfactory
criminal records check will be required
MSc Music Therapy
Delivery: 2 years full-time
UK Students should normally have:
– an honours degree or equivalent
– a high standard of practical
musicianship and flexibility on at least
one instrument (for single-line
instrumentalists or singers, proficiency on
an harmonic instrument is also required)
– relevant experience with people in the
community, education or health settings
International: Where your honours
degree has not been studied in English,
you will be required to provide evidence
of English language competence at no
less than IELTS 7.0 with no individual
component score less than 6.5.
Interview: Interviews are usually held
between January and June. The
personal statement should include:
reasons why the applicant feels drawn to
the profession of music therapy; specific
musical skills; and details of relevant
experience within caring professions.
Some applicants will be asked to attend
for interview and audition. This will
usually include group improvisation with
other applicants and an individual
audition in which the applicant will: play
prepared pieces; improvise on a given
theme; and sing a short song of their
own choice, if voice is not main study.
The interview will assess each applicant’s
personal suitability for this profession,
ability to reflect, and readiness for the
demands that the course entails. For
overseas applicants, auditions and
interviews may be conducted by video
conferencing.
Criminal records check: A satisfactory
criminal records check will be required.
Application deadline: 1 May. This course
is highly competitive with limited places.
We advise applicants to apply early to be
considered.
MSc Occupational Therapy
(Post-Registration)
Normally an honours degree or
equivalent in occupational therapy
International: Where your honours
degree has not been studied in English,
you will be required to provide evidence
of English language competence at no
less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual
component score less than 6.0.
International students registering for the
named award will normally have gained
their professional qualification from a
school recognised by the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists.
MSc Occupational Therapy
(Pre-Registration)
less than IELTS 6.5 and no individual
component score below 6.0. In order to
be eligible to register with the HCPC, you
will be required to be able to
communicate in English to the standard
equivalent to level 7.0, with no element
below 6.5
Interview: You will participate in a
values-based group interview and
situational judgement test.
Criminal records check: A satisfactory
criminal records check will be required.
Application deadline: 1 May. This course
is highly competitive with limited places.
We advise applicants to apply early to be
considered.
Delivery: 2 years full-time MSc Play Therapy
• Evidence of a first degree at honours
level 2:2 or above in an appropriate
area including; Health, Biological
Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social
Sciences or Education. Delivery: 3 years part-time only
• International applicants with an
ordinary degree will be considered if
their degree is comparable to a UK
honours degree.
• Other degrees where there is evidence
of a written dissertation are considered.
• Evidence of knowledge and
commitment to Occupational Therapy
as a positive career choice.
• Evidence of a written research project,
a research module or research
experience.
• Evidence of direct contact and
responsibility with marginalised people
or those with i mpairments in a
personal, paid or voluntary capacity, for
a minimum of 6 months in a health,
social care, education or third sector
context.
• Mature applicants who graduated more
than ten years ago will be considered if
they have experience and evidence of
equivalent CPD.Those without this will
be considered with the condition that
they engage in a module at master’s
level study.
• Two satisfactory references.
International: Where your honours
degree has not been studied in English,
you will be required to provide evidence
of English language competence at no
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Applicants should either:
-be professionals with relevant
qualifications and/or degree in a related
discipline together with a minimum of
two years of post qualifying experience
in, for example, social work, teaching,
educational psychology, clinical
psychology, nursing, or
- have a minimum of five years relevant
prior experience and learning. Relevant
experience means working face to face
with children, young people and their
families/carers.
International: Where your honours
degree has not been studied in English,
you will be required to provide evidence
of English language competence at no
less than IELTS 7.0 and no individual
component score below 6.0.
Interview: Individual, and group
interviews form part of the selection
process.
Criminal records check: A satisfactory
criminal records check will be required.
Full course information
can be accessed on our
website at www.qmu.ac.
uk/study-here/course-a-
z/?tab=postgraduate