斯威本科技大学

The Master of Occupational Therapy provides students with skills and knowledge in treating clients who have difficulty participating in everyday life activities due to neurological, musculoskeletal or mental health issues. Students undertake problem-based learning which requires them to collaboratively question, research, interpret core information and develop meaningful responses to case scenarios.

Design, technology, and business entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship are embedded in the curriculum content, which has been designed collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals.

Students complete three professional work placements in community- or hospital-focused agencies that offer short-and long-term therapy, a well as an innovative project-based placement in the Design Factory Melbourne. Working in teams, students gain industry experience by developing innovative solutions to problems provided by industry partners and consumers.

Career opportunities

Occupational therapists work in hospital, rehabilitation, residential care, mental health, community health, forensic mental health, school, paediatric and occupational rehabilitation settings.

Aims and objectives

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to demonstrate entry-level, discipline-specific knowledge, skills and attributes and demonstrate advanced level professional skills including the ability to be self-directed, work in teams, collaborate with others and advance their practice through critical self-reflection.

Specifically students will: construct an occupational performance profile(s) for an individual, group or community using key theoretical perspectives and apply these in a range of contexts; critique published studies in order to inform best practice in areas of musculoskeletal, neurological and mental health occupational therapy across the lifespan; choose relevant studies, produce an evidence review report related to a musculoskeletal, neurological and/or mental health assessment or intervention; select and appraise relevant concepts and skills to develop comprehensive intervention plans for clients (individual, community or group); select and present (in oral presentation) high level communication skills (i.e. communication skills which are targeted to a particular audience e.g. family member, court report); plan, produce and evaluate a design or device solution to a problem of occupational participation identified by an external partner in the disability sector; evaluate self and peer team work skills, capacity for self-direction and active learning ability.