Occupational Therapy
Part-time unit of study table
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Master of Occupational Therapy |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points of units of study, including: |
| (a) 78 credit points of core units; and |
| (b) 0-12 credit points of selective units chosen from the list of selective units in Table A. |
| (c) 6-18 credit points of elective units, chosen from the list of elective units in Table A. |
| The course: |
| (a) full-time over 4 semesters of study, 24 credit points in a semester |
| (b) part-time of 8 semesters of study, 12 credit points in a semester |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Part-time mode |
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| Students wishing to change from part-time to full-time mode must consult with the Course Director in advance before enrolling for Year 3. | ||
Year 1 |
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Semester 1 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5257 Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice |
6 | N OCCP5237 C OCCP5258 |
| OCCP5258 Introduction to the OT Practice Process |
6 | N OCCP5217 C OCCP5257 |
Semester 2 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5255 Skills for Paediatric Practice in OT |
6 | P OCCP5258 N OCCP5219 |
| OCCP5288 Psychosocial Occupational Therapy |
6 | P OCCP5258 N OCCP5222 |
Year 2 |
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Semester 1 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5218 OT Practice in Home and Community Contexts |
6 | A Musculo-skeletal anatomy |
Semester 1 - Selective units of study; |
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| Please note: Students choose 6 credit points of selective units. Students without a background in musculoskeletal anatomy must select BIOS5090 Clin. Oriented Musculoskeletal Anatomy A. | ||
| BIOS5090 Clin. Oriented Musculoskeletal Anatomy A |
6 | |
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| BACH5321 Introduction to Neuropsychology for Practice |
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Semester 2 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5208 Motor and Sensory Strategies |
6 | A Musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge P BIOS1168 or BIOS5090 |
| OCCP5256 Professional Practice Education I |
6 |
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Year 3 |
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Semester 1 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5252 Professional Practice Education II |
6 | P OCCP5208 and OCCP5218 and [(OCCP5256 and OCCP5258) or OCCP5219] This unit of study is under development, subject to change |
Semester 1 - Selective unit of study |
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| Please note: Students choose 6 credit points from the selective and elective units of study tables. Students who don't have a background in Psychology must enrol in BACH5321 Psychology for Graduate Students as a selective unit. If BACH5321 has been completed previously, 6 credit points of elective units may be selected. | ||
| BACH5321 Introduction to Neuropsychology for Practice |
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Semester 2 - Core units of study |
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| OCCP5228 Enabling Occupation with Communities |
6 | P OCCP5208 and OCCP5218 and OCCP5219 |
| OCCP5241 Evaluation of OT Practice |
6 | P BACH5321 and (OCCP5217 or OCCP5258) and (OCCP5237 or OCCP5257) and (OCCP5238 or OCCP5256) C OCCP5240 |
Year 4 |
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Semester 1 |
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| Please note: students also choose 6 credit points of elective units. | ||
| OCCP5253 Professional Practice Education III |
6 | P OCCP5208 and OCCP5218 and [(OCCP5256 and OCCP5258) or OCCP5219] This unit of study is under development, subject to change |
Semester 2 - Core unit of study |
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| OCCP5254 Professional Practice Education IV |
12 |
This unit of study is under development, subject to change |
Elective units of study |
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| All units of study are subject to availability and may vary from year to year. | ||
| BIDH5003 Foundations of Digital Health |
6 | N HSBH5003 or HSBH3008 or BIDH3008 |
| HSBH5007 Living with Cancer |
6 | A Fieldwork experience, anatomy and physiology |
| HSBH5005 Research Project Elective |
6 | |
| OCCP5245 OT in Learning and Co-ord Difficulties |
6 | P OCCP5255 or OCCP5219 |
| OCCP5246 OT in Work Injury Prevention and Rehab |
6 | P OCCP5219 |
| OCCP5247 Mental Health Interventions |
6 | C OCCP5222 |
| OCCP5250 OT in Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation |
6 | P (BIOS1168 or BIOS5090) and OCCP5208 and (OCCP5217 or OCCP5258) |
| OCCP5251 Technology for Living |
6 | P OCCP5208 and OCCP5218 and (OCCP5219 or OCCP5255) |
| OCCP5235 Stroke Rehabilitation |
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