Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Play an important role in the lives of individuals and communities by facilitating participation in the occupations of self-care, productivity and leisure. Gain the skills and knowledge to enhance the ability of people with impairments, or who experience physical, emotional or social disability, to function, adapt to and cope with the demands, tasks and activities of their daily lives.

Minimum Duration:

4 years full-time or 8 years part-time

Campus:

Ballarat, Brisbane, Melbourne, North Sydney

Occupational therapists play an important role in the lives of individuals and communities enabling participation in occupations of self-care, productivity and leisure. To do this, occupational therapists need to know how humans function, and need the skills to practice competently and safely. You will learn how to analyse and assess occupational performance; apply and evaluate interventions to enable occupational performance; and collaborate and communicate effectively with clients and their families and colleagues.

High achieving Bachelor of Occupational Therapy students can undertake honours in the third and fourth years, provided they meet admission requirements.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State Prerequisites

New South Wales

English Standard (Band 4) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) (Band 4), plus

One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Band 2 for all).

Queensland

Any general English (Units 3 & 4, C), plus

One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C).

Victoria

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL, plus

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

English language requirements

Applicants require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0 (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (see English Language Proficiency).