Master of Occupational Therapy

Overview

Prepare yourself for professional practice as an occupational therapist.
Occupational therapy aims to promote the health and participation of people, organisations and populations through engagement in everyday activities or occupations.
This profession has well established research and evidence-based practice, which you will analyse and apply in this course.
Teaching for the course is strongly connected to clinical settings across Adelaide and has close links with health care providers to best prepare you for professional practice as an occupational therapist.
Emphasis is placed on preparing you to become a contemporary health professional who is able to work effectively across a range of settings in metropolitan and rural or remote locations.

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*Government subsidies enable Flinders to offer Domestic applicants a reduction of up to 80% off full course fees through Commonwealth Supported Places. Offer subject to change.

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Course

Master of Occupational Therapy

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
In person

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March

SATAC code:
2CM133 (Commonwealth supported)

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$9,314 (Commonwealth supported)

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Your career

Occupational therapists work in a variety of settings across public health, non-government organisations and private practice. Occupational therapists are in demand across the health sector and this outlook is projected to continue.

Potential employers include:

state government departments such as health, disability and education
aged care providers
hospitals
rehabilitation services
mental health services
home-care services
private practice
paediatric services
GP Plus health care services.

Professional accreditation/recognition

This degree is accredited by the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd (OTC) and approved by the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (OTBA). Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as an occupational therapist with the OTBA. The program is also approved by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

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What you will study

The Master of Occupational Therapy consists of 72 units.

The Master of Occupational Therapy prepares you for professional practice as an occupational therapist.

You will progressively study topics focusing on:

evaluation and practice of occupational therapy
inter-professional practice
contemporary issues in occupational therapy practice.

Extensive fieldwork is included to ensure competency in practice.

Students will undertake professional experience placement as part of the course. For more information visit Occupational Therapy placement.

Practical experience

You will undertake three clinical placements totaling 1,000 hours in accordance with the accreditation standards of the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia. These placements are full-time and for eight weeks. You will need to undertake at least one full-time placement in a rural or remote area. Placements may be scheduled outside of normal University teaching weeks, and you will be provided with further details on commencement of your studies.

Practical experience requirements

To undertake clinical placements in SA you will require a National Police Certificate issued for the purpose of working with children and/or vulnerable groups and the following Department of Communities and Social Inclusion screenings:

child-related employment
aged care sector
vulnerable person employment
disability services employment.
Clinical placements outside of SA may have additional clearance requirements.

You must also be immunised in accordance with the relevant State or Territory immunisation standards and meet any additional private provider requirements as needed.

Masters students will need to be registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia by the University.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification and have achieved a Flinders equivalent grade point average (GPA) of credit (5.00) or above to be considered.

Applicants who did not achieve the minimum GPA in their completed approved bachelor degree or equivalent qualification, can be considered on the basis of a second bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma or masters degree of their choice, provided they have completed a minimum one semester full-time equivalent study in one of these courses and that Flinders equivalent GPA is 5.00 or above in this study.

Applicants must have also either completed the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies major) at Flinders University OR have met topic pre-requisites by having completed:

the equivalent of 4.5 Flinders units (0.125 years FTE) of study focused on human anatomy; and
the equivalent of 4.5 Flinders units (0.125 years FTE) of study focused on human physiology; and
the equivalent of 4.5 Flinders units (0.125 years FTE) of study focused on an understanding of the human and social environment and social perspectives in health such as psychology and sociology; and
the equivalent of 4.5 Flinders units (0.125 years FTE) study of research methods.

Due to limited places available, selection is based on meeting the above requirements and academic merit. Applicants who meet the above requirements will be ranked on their best Flinders equivalent GPA of 5.0 or above achieved over a minimum of one semester of full-time equivalent study in one course.

Please refer to the pre-requisite flyer (PDF) for further information about the topic pre-requisites.

Applicants who have completed their bachelor degree or equivalent qualification overseas or have completed their bachelor degree or equivalent in Australia more than six years ago must complete pre-requisite self-assessment form and also provide syllabus/topic descriptions.

Qualifications are not able to be pre-assessed and feedback can be provided once applications are submitted and considered through SATAC.

How to apply

Before applying read the pre-requisite flyer (PDF) and complete a pre-requisite self-assessment form.

Check individual course entries on SATAC for information on important dates.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must normally:

Hold a degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5
Have demonstrated that they have completed the following pre-requisite topics:
- the equivalent of 4.5 units of study focussed on human anatomy
- the equivalent of 4.5 units of study focussed on human physiology
- the equivalent of 4.5 units of study focussed on an understanding of the human and social environment and social perspectives in health such as psychology and sociology
- the equivalent of 4.5 units study of research methods

Please note: as well as meeting the prerequisites for entry into the Master of Occupational Therapy, international students are required to have the equivalent of the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 6.5 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

Due to limited places available, selection is based on meeting the above requirements and academic merit. Applicants who meet the above requirements will be considered on their best Flinders equivalent GPA of 5.0 or above achieved over a minimum of one semester of full-time equivalent study in one course.

Applicants must also provide a completed pre-requisite self-assessment form as part of the application process.

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