Occupational Therapy

If you're passionate about promoting health and wellbeing, and wish to enable people to participate in activities to their full potential, Occupational Therapy (Honours) at Monash will set you on the right path.

The practice involves working with individuals, groups and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do.Drawing on the most current thinking and methods in the occupational, behavioural, social and biomedical sciences, Occupational Therapy (Honours) is an internationally recognised course that uses a combination of traditional and scenario-based learning methods and teaching techniques.

The course develops through theme studies in related knowledge on occupation and health, therapeutic interventions and research in practice, which come together in professional practice and are demonstrated in the final placement and portfolio examination.

A. Related knowledge on occupation and health

These are related studies that are not unique to occupational therapy that supplement, define and guide the main elements of occupational therapy practice. You will develop your understanding of this related knowledge, theory and policy supporting the practice of occupational therapy. You will also address the meaning of 'occupation' and the field of occupational science.

B. Enabling occupation

These studies will develop your competencies for practice as an occupational therapist. You will learn to incorporate the best available research evidence with the clinical reasoning knowledge and skills of assessment, developing goals, planning intervention or project implementation, evaluation and reporting, in enabling occupation for individuals, groups and communities across the lifespan, and across a range of environments. Case scenarios are used to support and enhance the learning in 1000 hours of placements, including community-based project work.

C. Evidence based practice development

These studies will provide the knowledge and skills to locate, interpret and critically evaluate research relevant to practice in occupational therapy. You will learn the skills needed for evidence based practice and proceed in your final two years to either an honours research project or a participatory community practice project both of which contribute to developing practice.

D. Professional practice

Occupational therapy fieldwork education provides you with the opportunity to integrate philosophical and theoretical knowledge, values, beliefs, ethics, and skills for broad application in a range of practice settings. The goal of fieldwork education is to progressively develop competent, entry- level practitioners who can function and thrive in a rapidly changing and dynamic health and human service delivery system as well as to meet the minimum entry-level competency standards.

E. Free elective study

This will enable you to further develop your knowledge of occupational therapy or to select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

83.9

Note Lowest Selection Rank to which an offer was made

78

Note Monash guarantee for 2021 entry

73.9

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Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

TAFE/VET:Graded AQF Diplomas will be considered for entry into this course. Admission will be based on academic merit and applicants should have at least a minimum 60% average. Ungraded (competent/not competent) diplomas will not be considered. Qualifications below diploma level will not meet the entry requirements (e.g. Cert IV).

Higher education

Applicants must have completed the VCE subject prerequisites or equivalent university units.

Applicants who have not completed Year 12 or above:To be considered, applicants must also complete at least two single units at an Australian higher education institution to satisfy the minimum entry requirements with the minimum average mark required is 60%. These are minimum requirements, admissions to this course is competitive and applicants may need to meet a higher requirement to be offered a place

Applicants who have completed Year 12 or above:This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. To be considered on your tertiary results alone you must complete at least one year of full time study (48 credit points) of a recognised university degree with a minimum average mark required is 60%. These are minimum requirements, admissions to this course is competitive and applicants may need to meet a higher requirement to be offered a place.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

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All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes. Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

100.

demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attributes appropriate for a competent entry level occupational therapy practitioner

200.

develop strategies to enable individuals, groups and communities to participate in everyday occupations that they want and need to do

300.

appraise barriers to people's participation and devise strategies to overcome these

400.

articulate the unique professional contribution of occupational therapy

500.

demonstrate a client-centred approach to occupational therapy practice

600.

critically appraise the nature and meaning of occupation, the occupational nature of human beings and the theories and basic principles related to enabling occupation and occupational performance

700.

explain biomedical and social sciences concepts underpinning occupational therapy practice

800.

demonstrate a proactive approach in prevention-oriented and health promotion practice, demonstrating commitment to the health of populations as well as individuals

900.

describe different research approaches and be skilled at applying the best available evidence to everyday practice

1000.

demonstrate occupational therapy practice that is ethical, respectful and collaborative, and assume leadership, supervisory and management roles as appropriate

1100.

create personal strategies to maintain high standards in professional life and contribute to the professional occupational therapy community and engage in lifelong learning

1200.

recognise the intrinsic value of people irrespective of culture, values, beliefs and socio-economic status.