Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) Honours
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Occupational Therapy Honours |
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Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) (Honours) |
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| Honours is available to meritorious students who will complete an alternative set of units of study in the last three semesters of the program. | |||
| Students in the honours course must complete 192 credit points of units of study comprising: | |||
| (a) 138 credit points of core units listed in the table below; and | |||
| (b) a minor (36 credit points) of core units listed in the table for Disability, Participation and Health table; and | |||
| (c) 18 credit points of Honours units listed in the table below | |||
| (d) maintain a credit average or higher throughout the honours program. | |||
| (e) not fail a unit of study throughout their degree (any exceptions require Honours Committee approval). | |||
| Note: All Occupational Therapy students must complete the relevant pre-placement requirements prior to all Work Integrated Learning or fieldwork placements | |||
| The honours course is full-time only over 4 years of study | |||
Year 1 - Core units |
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| BIOS1168 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy A |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OCCP1103 Occupational Therapy Theory and Process |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP1104 Analysing and Teaching Occupations |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP1105 Physical Capacity and Occupational Performance |
6 | A BIOS1168 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| OCCP1106 Psychosocial Capacity and Occ Performance 1 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 18 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
Year 2 - Core units (2022) |
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| BIOS1171 Neuroscience |
6 | N BIOS2171 or BIOS2103 or ANAT2X10 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 12 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
| More units available in 2022. OCCP2XXX Home and Community Occupations, OCCP2XXXX Self-maintenance and Rest Occupations, OCCP2XXX Occupational Performance at School, OCCP2XXX Neuro-motor Capacity and Occ Performance, OCCP2XXX Practice Education 1 | |||
Year 3 - Core units (2023) |
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| BHSC3021 Honours A: Research Design |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 6 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
| Units of study offered from 2023. OCCP3XXX Practice Education 2, OCCP3XXX Practice Education 3, OCCP3XXX Using and Generating Evidence in OT, OCCP3XXX Infancy and Pre-School Occ Performance, OCCP3XXX Cognitive Capacity and Occ Performance | |||
Year 4 - Core units (2024) |
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| BHSC4012 Honours B: Applied Research Skills |
6 | P BHSC3021 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1b Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 1b |
| BHSC4013 Honours C: Research Project |
6 | P BHSC4012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| Units of study offered from 2024. OCCP4XXX Work Occupations, OCCP4XXX Psychosocial Capacity and Occ Perf 2, OCCP4XXX Healthy Ageing and Participation, OCCP4XXX Practice Education 4 | |||