About Occupational Therapy, Bsc (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

This new, innovative and dynamic occupational therapy programme will provide an outstanding learning experience for those wanting to join this well-established and valued profession.

Combining academic and practice placement components, UCLan offers a three year full-time BSc course to enable students to develop all the skills, knowledge and attributes required to meet the Health and Care Professions Council requirements for registration as an occupational therapist. Key features of the course include a small student cohort, the use of novel technology and authentic case studies to support learning, superb clinical skills environments and a programme placed within a Faculty of Health and Wellbeing ensuring a range of opportunities for inter-disciplinary education.

Academic teaching is provided by educators who are themselves occupational therapists with a wealth of knowledge. They use a wide range of teaching and learning resources to ensure that the course content comes to life. The programme has been commended by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists for links with COMENSUS, an organisation within the University comprising people with experience of health and social care. This collaboration ensures students hear first-hand how health conditions can impact a person’s life.  Learning in practice placement settings provide opportunity to translate learning from University into a practice environment. Students are supported on their practice placements by experienced and knowledgeable occupational therapist educators. Each student will have the opportunity to experience at least four different practice settings.

Come and join the occupational therapy team as they shape this new and exciting programme to meet the needs of ever-changing health and social care environments.

• 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 Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).
• The course is based on exciting and innovative teaching, utilising technology, superb clinical skills facilities and interdisciplinary education.
• You will be taught in a small cohort with excellent tutor support.

DBS CHECKS

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, including children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates you will all be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB). We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the University of Central Lancashire.

It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

INDUSTRY LINKS

There are strong established links with a variety of allied health professionals currently working in health and social care settings to ensure a wide variety of practice placements for the students on this programme,

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSMENT

A 3 year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study. Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

A wide range of assessments are utilised within the programme including written assignments, examinations, observed structured clinical examinations, oral presentations and practice placements. The assessments enable students to demonstrate their ability in a variety of contexts.

Feedback is provided both following formal assessments (summative feedback) and during the programme (formative feedback)

Each student must complete at least 1000 hours of practice placement during the programme. Four practice placements provide a variety of practice experience and meeting this requirement.

OPPORTUNITIES

Students successfully completing the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy will be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council to register as an occupational therapist. Once registered occupational therapists can apply for posts in a wide variety of settings: hospitals, GP practices, residential homes, social services, charities, schools and prisons, as well as many other settings.

In the final year of the programme, students are supported in applying for occupational therapy jobs. This preparation includes mock interviews, CV development and compilation of a Continued Professional Development portfolio.

This is a new programme, however, it is intended that occupational therapists who have studied at UCLan will have an appetite for continued learning and a curiosity to drive their professional pathway. This may be through striving for excellence in their practice setting or undertaking further study or research.

This programme will be the start of an exciting journey.

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: