Occupational Therapy (Hons) Ulster University

Overview

Occupational Therapy (Hons) degree offered at Ulster University prepares and develops students to become occupational therapists who are competent to work within therapeutic teams both in hospitals and in the community. They will work with client groups from the new-born to the elderly. Applicants should have a high level of personal integrity and initiative, tact and sound judgement, organisational ability, and a genuine interest in people.

Students who successfully complete the programme will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health Care Professions Council and full membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.

The course is also recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and employment opportunities exist in many parts of the world.

Career and Opportunities

There are opportunities for occupational therapists to work in hospitals. However, with the movement towards community care, many more will work with patients in their own homes, rehabilitation centres, day hospitals and schools. Private practice is also seen as a developing area.

The majority of occupational therapy graduates gain employment in the NHS. However, some therapists are transferring their valuable skills beyond the traditional routes and are choosing to work in non-traditional organisations, charities or equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Others go further afield and obtain employment in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Canada.

With this degree you could become:

• NHS

• Private and Voluntary sector

• Band 5 Occupational Therapist