Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

Students complete 192 credit points of units of study comprising:
(a) 138 credit points of core units listed below; and
(b) a major in Disability, Participation and Health; OR
(c) a minor in Disability, Participation and Health; and
(d) where appropriate, elective units of study from Table A or Table S to satisfy a total of 192 credit points for the course.
Note: All Occupational Therapy students must complete the relevant pre-placement requirements prior to all work integrated learning or fieldwork placements.

Year 1 core units

BIOS1168
Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy A
6   

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Semester 1
Semester 2
OCCP1103
Occupational Therapy Theory and Process
6   

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Semester 1
OCCP1104
Analysing and Teaching Occupations
6   

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Semester 1
OCCP1105
Physical Capacity and Occupational Performance
6    A BIOS1168


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Semester 2
OCCP1106
Psychosocial Capacity and Occ Performance 1
6   

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Semester 2

Year 2 core units

OCCP2101
Self-maintenance and Rest Occupations
6    A OCCP1101 and OCCP1102 and OCCP1104
P OCCP1103 and OCCP1105 and OCCP2090
N OCCP2085


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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


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Semester 1
OCCP2105
Practice Education 1
6    P (OCCP1103 AND OCCP1104 AND OCCP1105 AND OCCP1106) OR (OCCP1099 AND OCCP1100)
N OCCP2086


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Semester 1
BIOS1171
Neuroscience
6    C OCCP2104
N BIOS2171 or BIOS2103 or ANAT2X10


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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


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Semester 2
OCCP2104
Neuromotor Capacity and Occupational Perf
6    A BIOS1168 and BIOS1171
P OCCP1103 and OCCP1105
C BIOS1171


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Semester 2

Year 3 core units (2023)

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)

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