Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
University of South Australia - City East Campus
Overview
Learn from doing hands-on activities such as making splints, adapting dressing for people with self-care impairments, measuring wheelchairs and modifying homes. Gain valuable practical experience through 1,000 dedicated placement hours in, variety of settings under the supervision of, practising occupational therapist.
Choose, research stream focusing on an independent research project, or, professional stream where you'll learn how to reflect on and innovate your practice as an occupational therapist.
Graduate with, degree approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, and accredited by the Occupational Therapy Council (Australia, New Zealand) Ltd.
Pre-Placement Requirements:
All students who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must satisfy the pre-placement requirements prior to commencement. These may include: Criminal history screenings, Department of Human Services (DHS) checks, Vaccinations and screening for communicable diseases, Professional training and certification
Details of the pre-placement requirements can be found on the Clinical Placement Unit (CPU) website.
The Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry) is available for students from other health related bachelor degrees seeking, pathway into occupational therapy.
CAREERS Occupational therapists can work in, variety of settings, including: Hospitals, private practice, community health services, rehabilitation centres, aged care facilities, home-based services, local council services, government departments, schools, not-for-profit and NGOs
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.50 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 93.25 | 95.58 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 82.90 | 90.65 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of South Australia website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of South Australia
Campus
City East Campus
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Health Sciences
Indicative ATAR
82.90
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- SA
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 280
- Campuses
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Ceduna Campus City East Campus City West Campus Magill Campus Mawson Lakes Campus Mount Gambier Campus Port Lincoln Campus Underdale campus_new - UN Whyalla Campus
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of South Australia. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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