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Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year

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32

GCSE English at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).

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About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2024

Subject

Occupational therapy

**What makes Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year at Worcester special?**

This four-year programme will equip you with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to start your journey towards a successful Occupational Therapy career.

At Worcester you will learn to be a compassionate, effective and ethical occupational therapist. As well as gaining the skills and experience you will need to support others to live the life of their choice, you will benefit from our strong focus on leadership, helping you to become a dynamic practitioner throughout your career.

You will be taught alongside other Foundation Year students with an interest in other Allied Health specialisms such as Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science, Nursing, Radiography and Dietetics for the first year of the course before joining the other Occupational Therapy BSc students for the remaining three years.

**Key features**
- A supportive teaching team with expertise in Personal Academic Tutorship

- Strong emphasis on inter-professional learning and teaching, with healthcare professional staff

- Strong practice links ensure the course embraces contemporary practice

- Excellent facilities, including Ability House – our own on-site educational facility, and clinical suites equipped with extensive simulation equipment

- Strong industry links ensure the programme embraces contemporary practice and provides diverse placement opportunities

- Your practical skills are developed through placements in the final three years of the course

- Years 2, 3 and 4 of the course are accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council

Modules

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Assessment methods

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The Uni


Course location:

University of Worcester

Department:

School of Allied Health and Community

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

74%
Occupational therapy

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy

Teaching and learning

95%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
95%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
90%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

77%
Library resources
81%
IT resources
77%
Course specific equipment and facilities
71%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
13%
Male students
87%
Female students
58%
2:1 or above
2%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
B
A

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,000
med
Average annual salary
93%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£22k

£22k

£26k

£26k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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