BSc (Hons)
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists work
with individuals, groups and
communities to enable their
opportunities for occupations
that will promote their health and
wellbeing. Occupational
therapists understand the
importance of participation in
occupations and the social life of
their communities. Occupational
therapy is a practice that
facilitates choice and diversity of
occupations that have meaning
and contribute to enhancing
quality of life.
This course will provide you with the
skills and knowledge that are required to
work as an occupational therapist in a
range of human service settings. You will
learn to analyse why people do certain
things and how their behaviour
influences health. You will also develop
an appreciation for how individuals’ lives
can be shaped by their environment and
culture and how these factors can
impact on health. You will learn through a
range of approaches including interactive
lectures, workshops, group work, and
self-directed learning. In the later years
you will experience greater autonomy
and encouragement to debate and
critically appraise practices.
Year One will provide an introduction to
occupational therapy. You will study a
range of modules and participate in
practice education. Placements are a key
element of the course and take place
each year, giving you the opportunity to
put what you are learning into practice
and to work with a wide range of
individuals and groups of people in
diverse settings. In Year Two you will
focus on how to plan interventions and
work with other team members. During
Year Three you will be critically evaluating
ideas and exploring the social
construction of knowledge and practice.
In Year Four, you will focus on translating
knowledge into practice in changing
contexts.
We have implemented an
interprofessional education (IPE) focus
within all of our undergraduate healthcare
courses to help produce graduates who
are confident in their own professional
identity and equipped with skills that will
allow them to work as effective team
members. The IPE component will
develop your understanding of: skills and
strategies in working in teams;
professional roles and perspectives; and
collaboration in person-centred practices
within current political contexts.
With a range of learning and
teaching methods, including
placements in each year and
the opportunity* to study
abroad, this course will
equip you with all the
knowledge and skills that
you require to work as an
occupational therapist.
Year Two modules
Assessment and Analysis/ Intervention/
Practice Education/ Interprofessional
Education 2
Year Three modules
Evaluation/ Critical Considerations/
Reconstructing Occupation and
Occupational Therapy/ Service Learning/
Practice Education/ Interprofessional
Education 3
Year Four modules
Knowledge Translation into Practice:
Transformation Through Occupation/
Professional Autonomy/ Practice
Education/ Interprofessional Education 4
Structure
This is a four-year, full-time honours
degree. You will complete a range of
modules each year, as outlined, and a
dissertation in Year Four.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Please see the course entry on our
website (see URL on opposite page) for
full details of the learning, teaching and
assessment activities for this course.
Also check out the ‘How we teach and
how you’ll learn’ section on pages 8-11.
The modules listed here are correct at
time of print (Feb 2018) but may differ
slightly to those offered in 2019. Please
check the website for any updates.
Entry requirements
Scottish Higher
BBBC
A Level
BCC
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2 H3 H3 H3
Year One modules
Becoming a Professional/ Humans as
Occupational Beings/ Finding and
Consuming Knowledge/ Service
Learning/ Practice Education/
Interprofessional Education 1
80
International Baccalaureate
28 points
*Subj ect to availability