Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) Honours
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Occupational Therapy Honours |
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Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) (Honours) |
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| Honours is available to meritorious students who will complete an alternative set of units of study in the last three semesters of the program. | |||
| Students in the honours course must complete 192 credit points of units of study comprising: | |||
| (a) 138 credit points of core units listed in the table below; and | |||
| (b) a minor (36 credit points) of core units listed in the table for Disability, Participation and Health table; and | |||
| (c) 18 credit points of Honours units listed in the table below | |||
| (d) maintain a credit average or higher throughout the honours program. | |||
| (e) not fail a unit of study throughout their degree (any exceptions require Honours Committee approval). | |||
| Note: All Occupational Therapy students must complete the relevant pre-placement requirements prior to all Work Integrated Learning or fieldwork placements | |||
| The honours course is full-time only over 4 years of study | |||
Year 1 - Core units |
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| BIOS1168 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy A |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OCCP1103 Occupational Therapy Theory and Process |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP1104 Analysing and Teaching Occupations |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP1105 Physical Capacity and Occupational Performance |
6 | A BIOS1168 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| OCCP1106 Psychosocial Capacity and Occ Performance 1 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 18 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
Year 2 - Core units |
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| OCCP2101 Self-maintenance and Rest Occupations |
6 | A OCCP1101 and OCCP1102 and OCCP1104 P OCCP1103 and OCCP1105 and OCCP2090 N OCCP2085 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP2102 Home and Community Occupations |
6 | A OCCP1101 and OCCP1102 and OCCP1104 and OCCP1105 P (OCCP1103 and OCCP2090) or (OCCP1096 and OCCP1099) N OCCP2087 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OCCP2105 Practice Education 1 |
6 | P (OCCP1103 AND OCCP1104 AND OCCP1105 AND OCCP1106) OR (OCCP1099 AND OCCP1100) N OCCP2086 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BIOS1171 Neuroscience |
6 | C OCCP2104 N BIOS2171 or BIOS2103 or ANAT2X10 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OCCP2103 Occupational Performance at School |
6 | A OCCP1101 and OCCP1102 P OCCP1103 and OCCP1105 and OCCP1104 or (OCCP1096 and OCCP1097 and OCCP1098) N OCCP3076 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| OCCP2104 Neuromotor Capacity and Occupational Perf |
6 | A BIOS1168 and BIOS1171 P OCCP1103 and OCCP1105 C BIOS1171 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 12 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
Year 3 - Core units (2023) |
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| BHSC3021 Honours A: Research Design |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October Semester 2 |
| In addition to the units listed above, students complete 6 credit points from Table A Disability, Participation and Health minor | |||
| Units of study offered from 2023. OCCP3XXX Practice Education 2, OCCP3XXX Practice Education 3, OCCP3XXX Using and Generating Evidence in OT, OCCP3XXX Infancy and Pre-School Occ Performance, OCCP3XXX Cognitive Capacity and Occ Performance | |||
Year 4 - Core units (2024) |
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| BHSC4012 Honours B: Applied Research Skills |
6 | P BHSC3021 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1b Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 1b |
| BHSC4013 Honours C: Research Project |
6 | P BHSC4012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| Units of study offered from 2024. OCCP4XXX Work Occupations, OCCP4XXX Psychosocial Capacity and Occ Perf 2, OCCP4XXX Healthy Ageing and Participation, OCCP4XXX Practice Education 4 | |||