Bachelor (Honours)
Occupational therapists assist individuals of all ages in overcoming injury, illness, or disability to engage in meaningful activities. This course provides training in identifying factors affecting daily participation, collaborating with health professionals, and completing 1,000 hours of fieldwork practice.
Occupational therapists work with people of all ages who may have experienced injury, illness or disability. They help people to engage in occupations or activities that are meaningful to them and to achieve independence, better health, wellbeing and satisfaction in their lives.
In this course, you will learn to identify the physical, psychosocial, cognitive, behavioural and environmental factors that can help or hinder participation in everyday activities.
You'll learn to collaborate with other health professionals to provide cross-disciplinary care focused around the client and their needs.
Throughout the course, you'll learn in laboratories, learning spaces and resource rooms tailored for gaining occupational therapy skills. You'll also complete approximately 1,000 hours of fieldwork practice in various clinical and industry settings.
Note that this can be a physically and mentally challenging course - please read the inherent requirements before applying.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.