Occupational Therapy (with Foundation Year)

What is occupational therapy? Occupational therapy is a challenging and rewarding health career. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages, helping them to develop, recover or maintain their daily living and working skills.

Our comprehensive occupational therapy degree programme is designed to prepare you for a successful career in this dynamic healthcare field, combining theoretical knowledge with extensive practical experience.

Work with people who may have physical, cognitive or mental impairments and help improve independence and quality of life.
Gain hands-on experience in placements at prestigious healthcare providers including Barts Health NHS Trust, Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust and East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Learn in our Hospital & Primary Care Training Hub. This immersive environment mimics the professional world, from A&E wards and critical care to a simulated home, which will help you prepare for a career as an occupational therapist.

Year 1: Occupational Therapy: Engagement and Well-being (Core), Structure and Function of the Human Body (Core), Human Health and Occupation (Core), Describing Occupation, the assessment of occupational performance (Core), Participation in Occupation (Core), Professional Practice (Mental Wealth) (Core), Working with People Occupational Therapy Practice placement 1 (Core)

Year 2: Achieving Best Practice in Occupational Therapy (Core), Understanding Occupational Therapy's Unique Contribution (Core), Occupational Performance, Engagement and Well-being (Core), Describing Occupation - Facilitating Occupational Change (Core), Working in Teams and Services Occupational Therapy Practice- Placement 2 (Core), Research methods via apprenticeships (Core), Occupational Therapy practice placement 3 (Elective)

Year 3: Transition to Professional Practice (Core), Effective Collaborative Practice (Core), Practice in Context One Occupational Therapy Practice placement (Core), Applied Research (Core), Enterprise and Innovation (Core), Practice in Context two Occupational Therapy Practice Placement (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

Assessment tasks are mainly spread across the year to make the workload manageable.

Assessment methods include group work, exams and individual work including essays, presentations, case studies, professional development and practical activities. All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides.

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.