Occupational Therapy (pre-registration mode) PgDip/MSc

This graduate entry programme is designed to enable students to develop the required competences, skills and standards of proficiency to be eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an occupational therapist with either the PgDip Occupational Therapy or the MSc Occupational Therapy. The latter award is dependent on students meeting certain academic criteria to study the additional dissertation module and opting to change onto the MSc route for the second year. The accelerated programme allows the full-time professional training to be condensed into two years, rather than the traditional three-year route. The course therefore requires students to draw on a range of self-management skills and this experience acts as good preparation for entering the evolving world of health and social care as a qualified member of the workforce. Occupational Therapy at LSBU is based at the Southwark campus and has a dedicated team of tutors who utilise their wealth of knowledge, skills and clinical experiences of working in health and social care to inform the teaching programme. The team has a strong commitment to engaging with clinicians and service users in the teaching programme. To support the teaching programme, the School of Health and Social Care has a dedicated suite of clinical skills labs, including two well-equipped Activities of Daily Living (ADL) suites plus large rooms for art, splinting and group skills sessions. Graduates with either award are eligible to register as an Occupational Therapist with the HCPC. Registration allows you to practice as an Occupational Therapist within the NHS, community services and local authorities, as well as social enterprise and the private sector. Other settings include prisons, residential and nursing homes, schools and Social Services.