Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Make a difference in people's lives. Become an occupational therapist and help people achieve independence, meaning and satisfaction in their daily activities.As an occupational therapist, your focus will be on ensuring individuals, groups and populations within the community can do the things that are important to them. You will work with people who have had illness, injury, or a disability, and with a range of ages from the newborn to older people.During this degree, you'll gain high-quality skills through a blend of online learning, face-to-face teaching, real-life scenarios and interactive groupcommunity experiences. You'll do five fieldwork placements in a wide range of settings so you can develop your practice ability to a high standard by working with people.

There are three options for achieving the entry criteria: 1. NCEA Level 3 including: 14 credits at Level 3 or above in each of three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and 10 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing, and 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above, made up of: specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects OR 2. A Level 4 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) equalling at least 60 credits completed in one year. 3. Successful completion of university courses/units equalling at least 50% of a first-year student workload completed in one year. International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet degree-level entry requirements.