Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Health Sciences | School of Health Sciences

Program Code: IMOG

Program Level: Postgraduate

Home Campus: City East

Program Length (in EFTSL): 2

Program director/s

Ms Sue Gilbert-Hunt (IMOG)

Student Registration
Student registration with the State Registration Board is required prior to enrolment in this program and must be maintained throughout the program. See the requirements on the Occupational Therapy Board of South Australia web-site. Students who fail to register or who do not meet registration criteria and are refused registration by the Board, or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program.

Applicants with a confirmed offer* must register on the Registration Board's Student Register before commencing the program.

* International Applicants: Confirmation of Enrolment letter
* Domestic Applicants: Letter of full offer

Police Check
All students in the Division of Health Sciences who undertake field or clinical placements, or participate in University clinics as part of their program, must have had an Australian police clearance prior to the commencement of any placement or clinic activity.

HOW TO APPLY

DOMESTIC and INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Applications to this program are via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

Applicants for this program must also complete the additional information form.

Aim

The program is designed to produce quality graduates who have the skills, knowledge and professional attributes to practice in diverse settings, create innovative practice models, and provide leadership in the field of occupational therapy.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:

A completed Bachelors degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent. (The Bachelors degree or equivalent must have been conferred within the past 10 years);
A Grade Point Average (GPA) equal to or greater than 5 (credit average) in the Bachelor degree or Grade Point Average (GPA) equal to or greater than 5 in the most recent full year (36 units) of a completed bachelor degree.

Each applicant must provide evidence (detailed course statement, program curriculum and academic transcript) that they have successfully completed a bachelor degree (or equivalent) and that the applicant has successfully completed, at a tertiary (university) level, each of the following requirements:

Equivalent of 4.5 unit course of human anatomy
Equivalent of 4.5 unit course of human physiology
Equivalent of 4.5 unit course of either human psychology or sociology/anthropology.

English language entry requirements
In addition, International students who speak English as a foreign language must satisfy the following:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Overall score of 7, with minimum sub-scores of 6.0 in Reading and Writing, obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA;
OR
Successful completion of a tertiary qualification at diploma level or above completed in Australia within the last two years;
OR
Successful completion of at least two years of tertiary study at diploma level or above conducted and completed in English within the last five years in a country in which;

English is an official language as determined by the University.

Where the study in English was more than five years ago, this requirement may be satisfied by subsequent and recent work experience of at least two years duration in a setting where English is the language of business subject to satisfactory evidence as determined by the University.

Applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Content/structure

A mandatory one week intensive orientation to the Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry) will be run, one week prior to when the program begins in July. The aim of this intensive week is to familiarize the students with each other, the School, the University and its facilities, the program content and structure and the problem based learning approach used within the program.

Within the 72-unit program, 31.5 units are Enabling Occupation courses. These are scenario-based courses (problem based learning) in which the conditions and needs an occupational therapist may encounter, the theory that underpins occupational therapy intervention and the clinical reasoning and skills needed to deliver the occupational therapy intervention, are covered. The Enabling Occupation courses develop from a focus on individual performance issues and challenges to a group, organisational and population health focus in the final stages of the program.

A further 27 units of the program are field practice courses where students are placed in health and community agencies in order to enable them to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills gained in the academic setting.

The remaining 13.5 units cover foundation sciences (neurosciences and occupational science) and research practice and skills.

Professional Recognition

The program is accredited by the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists and the World Federation of Occupational Therapy and graduates are recognised for registration by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board of South Australia for professional practice as an Occupational Therapist.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
FIRST YEAR - LEVEL ONE
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) (Mid Year Intake)
Enabling Occupation Graduate Studies 1	REHB 5068	4.5	0.125
Enabling Occupation Graduate Studies 2	REHB 5069	4.5	0.125
Occupational Therapy Field Practice 1	REHB 5070	4.5	0.125
Human Neurosciences 201	BIOL 2040	4.5	0.125
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Enabling Occupation 200	REHB 2038	9	0.250
Occupational Science 100	REHB 1025	3	0.083
Research for Health Practice	REHB 5072	4.5	0.125
SECOND YEAR - LEVEL TWO
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Enabling Occupation 201	REHB 2039	6	0.167
Occupational Therapy Field Practice 2	REHB 6005	4.5	0.125
Enabling Occupation Graduate Studies 3	REHB 6003	4.5	0.125
Summer School (Study Period 7)
Occupational Therapy Field Practice 3	REHB 6010	9	0.250
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Enabling Occupation Graduate Studies 4	REHB 6004	4.5	0.125
Occupational Therapy Field Practice 4	REHB 6006	9	0.250

Rules

Police Checks: All students in the Division of Health Sciences who undertake field or clinical placements, or participate in University clinics as part of their program, must have had a police clearance prior to the commencement of any placement or clinic activity.
Student registration with the State Registration Board is required prior to enrolment in this program and must be maintained throughout the program.
Students are required to attend a one week intensive program-specific orientation held the week prior to commencement of the program.
Students are advised that they will be required to undertake field practice placement outside of normal university teaching weeks. A 5-week field practice block is planned for the mid year break period after the first year of the program.
Students will be required to satisfy the standard of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions in which the field practice placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such requirements may prevent them satisfying the requirements for the completion of the program.
Students must successfully hold a current recognised first aid certificate before they will be allowed to commence the field practice section of the program.
Credit will normally only be considered for the Human Neuroscience 201 course, if evidence of successful completion of an equivalent tertiary level course, can be provided or for a relevant course successfully completed in the undergraduate occupational therapy program at the University of South Australia.

Notes

Students are advised that a current South Australian drivers licence may be required by some field practice agencies and a drivers licence is considered an advantage for field practice.
Students are advised that they may be required to spend time in a field practice placement outside Adelaide in a country or interstate location.
Students are strongly encouraged to study full-time. Students seeking part-time study must discuss this with the Program Director prior to enrolment. Part-time students are normally expected to complete the program in four years.
Students are advised that an interstate or international field practice placement may be possible in the final half year of study.

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