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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration), MSc

Successful completion of this course will ensure you are eligible to apply for initial registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and for full membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists and World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

You will complete modules on campus and practice placements. You will be taught in a small group in our purpose built rehabilitation and assessment facilities, which includes an occupational therapy skills areas, simulated home environments and movement analysis laboratory. There is particular emphasis on ‘real life’ assessments that reflect the ways in which you will learn and practice during the course and will make you ready for the complexity of contemporary occupational therapy practice. We have excellent links with Occupational Therapists working within the NHS, Social Care and private practices across the North West. There are also links with charitable organisations and international institutions and hospitals, providing excellent opportunities for our students to gain experience of the breadth of contemporary practice.

Campus Information

Preston

There are a variety of different ways you can access our Preston city campus, whether by rail, road or air. Preston is well served by the M6 motorway both north and south and excellent cross country rail links. There are also two major international airports in Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

55% in bachelor degree

70% in Year 12 English*
Or
70% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 65%
Or
Standard English language entry requirements – IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

GCSE or O-Level English Grade C - Grade C

A Level English Language - Grade C

TOEFL iBT including Special At Home Edition - 88 (with minimum grades of 21 in each component)

UCLan Test of English Language Level (TELL) - Merit (75%) with no component below pass (65%)

Pearson Test of EnglishAcademic - 61 with minimum of 55 in each component

Equal Consideration Deadline is 15th January 2020. This is our equal consideration deadline, which means any application that is submitted before this deadline will be considered for September 2020 any applications submitted after this date are not guaranteed to be considered for 2020 start.

Application to the programme will be via a completed application form (including personal statement) and two supporting references. In the personal statement, applicants should demonstrate:

How they meet the academic entry requirements (listed below)
A knowledge of occupational therapy and a motivation to join the occupational therapy profession
Where applicants have relevant experience, they should include a description of this and how this experience will support their goal of becoming an occupational therapist.

Successful candidates will be selected and invited to undertake a values based recruitment event.

If there is capacity on the course after the June selection process, late applications will be considered.

Normal Entry Requirements

A Bachelor degree (Lower second class or above)
Certificated evidence of completion of general education of 10 years, ideally with GCSE Maths and English Language (Grade C/Grade 4 or above)
For applicants where English is not their first language, we will accept an IELTS examination score of at least 7.0 with no element below 6.5
Non-standard applicants will be considered on individual merit.

Candidates offered a place will also be required to demonstrate the following prior to entry:

Satisfactory values-based interview
Satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure
Satisfactory occupational health clearance
Further details of the interview process will be provided to applicants who have successfully met the entry requirements. Applicants will be guided through the DBS and occupational health screening process. The cost of these services are included with the course fees.

University of Lancashire

Preston , England ,United Kingdom