Occupational Therapy
BSc (Hons)
- Typical offer for 2025
- BBB / 120 UCAS points
- Duration
- 3 years
- UCAS code
- B930
- Start date
- September
- Location
- City Campus
Suitable for UK and international applications.
Overview
Our Occupational Therapy programme offers you an active, collaborative learning experience in a friendly, supportive environment.
You’ll gain the theoretical understanding and hands-on practical experience you need to become a professional Occupational Therapist.
You develop knowledge of:
- occupational needs of people and populations
- professional skills to address barriers to occupation
- maintaining and enhancing peoples occupational performance
Occupational Therapists help people recover from physical or mental illness, supporting them to live their life to the fullest.
You’ll work with both adults and children in a range of health and social care settings, finding creative solutions to day-to-day problems.
You'll learn from highly experienced practising Occupational Therapists in a small cohort, and develop your skills in real-life environments and situations, both in our outstanding simulation facilities and on our diverse range of practice placements, undertaken in all three years.
Professional accreditation
The successful completion of BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy will allow eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an occupational therapist.
The course is also approved by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
I work with service users who are experiencing an acute relapse in their mental health. My job is to ensure that they have a smooth transition back into the community & are engaging in a purposeful routine. My role is extremely stimulating - no two days are the same & I gain a lot of satisfaction from seeing the impact on people's lives. Bradford educated me on the importance of being a client-centred, competent practitioner, and I would recommend Bradford to anyone passionate about the wellbeing of others.
Teaching, learning and assessment
The BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy uses a wide range of teaching and learning strategies that reflect the diversity of the student population and accommodate differing learning styles.
This approach seeks to facilitate the success of all students and the all-round development of competent occupational therapy practitioners, able to meet the learning outcomes for the programme.
The curriculum is focused on occupation and supports your application of theory into practice to develop your skills in addressing occupational limitations and enhancing performance.
You will be supported by the programme team and other University services to develop your academic skills following the period of transition into Higher Education and then throughout the programme. You will learn to think critically, and to use reflection and analysis to identify future learning needs.
Case-based scenarios are used to develop your clinical/professional reasoning skills. The inclusion of service users and carers within the learning and teaching experience will provide a person-centred perspective and further develop your understanding of the relationship between, health, wellbeing, occupation and occupational performance.
The programme team work in close alliance with local and regional stakeholders from a range of NHS, private, independent and voluntary organisations to ensure that the content of the programme is appropriate for your future professional career.
Support for your studies
At Bradford, we’re committed to supporting your success, well-being and future ambitions.
We’re here to provide everything you need to make the most of your time with us, ensuring you not only excel in your studies, but also step confidently into the world of graduate employment.
In addition to the support you receive from your academic tutors, our Student Support Services are here for you throughout your journey - before, during, and after your studies.
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Terms and conditions of study
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Transparency statement
Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.