Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Self-valuing practitioner. Charles Sturt University occupational therapy graduates will demonstrate resilience and self-care. They will critically reflect on, discuss and challenge the values intrinsic to their occupational therapy practice. They will demonstrate pride in their profession and will practice in ways that show a commitment to social and occupational justice. They will actively engage in the processes of reconciliation based on an understanding of the culture, experiences, histories and contemporary issues of Indigenous Australian communities. • To develop occupational therapy graduates who value themselves and the people they work with • To develop graduates who demonstrate resilience and self-care • To develop graduates who are proud to be an occupational therapist and challenge accepted practice • To develop occupational therapy graduates who practice in a culturally respectful manner • To develop graduates who show a commitment to social and occupational justice • To develop graduates who understand the culture, experiences, histories and contemporary issues of Indigenous Australian communities • To develop graduates who work to ensure cultural safety and improve professional practice to enhance the lived experience and longevity of Indigenous Australian peoples
Collaborative partnerships. Charles Sturt University occupational therapy graduates will be confident in understanding their role as professionals. They will have a strong sense of their professional identity that will enable them to work effectively, both independently and as part of an interprofessional team. They will be competent practitioners who demonstrate the knowledge, capabilities, practices, attitudes, ethics and dispositions of the occupational therapy profession. Graduates will be able to work as occupation-focused therapists within diverse contexts, in a range of positions with different individuals, groups, communities and populations. They will use their understanding of diversity and the common good to work constructively, respectfully and effectively with local and global communities and workplaces. They will ethically, legally, safely and critically use technology to select, create and share information and participate in online learning, professional and social communities. • To develop occupational therapy graduates who are able to form partnerships and work collaboratively • To develop graduates who are confident in their professional identity and competent in their occupational therapy practice • To develop graduates who are able to work as occupation-focused therapists within diverse contexts in a range of positions, partnering with different individuals, groups, communities and populations • To develop graduates who participate actively in interprofessional learning and who work confidently in an interprofessional manner • To develop occupational therapy graduates who are confident to work in a changing environment • To develop graduates who maintain an occupation focus in their practice • To develop graduates who have effective communication and digital literacy skills
Occupation-focused practitioner. Charles Sturt University occupational therapy graduates will be occupation-focused. Their practice will be person-centred, strengths based and solution-focused. They will engage with ethical and sustainable practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and those of the environment. Graduates will have effective communication skills to promote health and wellbeing in their communities. They will demonstrate the literacy and numeracy skills necessary to understand and interpret information and communicate according to the context. A strong grounding in occupational practice and occupational justice will enable graduates to consider the context, purpose, and audience when gathering, interpreting, constructing, and presenting information. • To develop occupational therapy graduates who engage in occupation-focused, ethical and sustainable practice • To develop graduates whose practice is person-centred, strengths based, occupation-focused and solution-focused • To develop graduates who ensure sustainable practice • To develop graduates who have strong foundational knowledge and skills • To develop occupational therapy graduates who are effective in promoting health and wellbeing • To develop graduates who have a solution-focused approach to practice to ensure occupational justice • To develop graduates who demonstrate the literacy and numeracy skills necessary to understand and interpret information and communicate according to the context
Professional practitioner. Charles Sturt University occupational therapy graduates will be reflective and reflexive professionals, with a self-awareness of their strengths, limitations and capability. They will be critical thinkers who question practice and exhibit ethical decision making and reasoning to identify creative solutions when working on the occupational performance of individuals, groups, communities and populations. Graduates will have a commitment to evidence based practice and lifelong learning, will critically appraise their personal and professional capabilities, and continue the habits of self-directed learning. They will demonstrate capability as inquirers to locate, evaluate, manage and use information and research to develop and guide their own, and contribute to, occupational therapy knowledge, learning, and practice. • To develop occupational therapy graduates who are reflective and reflexive practitioners • To develop graduates who are proud to be an occupational therapist, are critical thinkers and challenge accepted practice • To develop graduates who are self-aware of their strengths, limitations and capacity, able to identify a need for change and able to change their behaviour • To develop graduates who exhibit ethical decision making and reasoning • To develop occupational therapy graduates who have a commitment to continue learning • To develop graduates who have the habits required for self-directed learning • To develop graduates who have a commitment to evidence based practice • To develop graduates who maintain contemporary occupational therapy practice by means of continuing professional development, literature review and research

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Step 2: Understand your entry requirements

International students must meet minimum academic and English language requirements to be eligible to study with us.

Step 3: Before you apply

You've found the course you want to study and now it's time to get organised for your Australian adventure. Before you apply, it's a good idea to get familiar with your new destination and all the things you will need to do to make your transition smooth. Our live and work and before you arrive pages are great places to start to help you with that checklist.

Step 4: Check if you are eligible for credit

Charles Sturt University highly values and recognises a range of overseas qualifications, and has developed advanced standing arrangements with institutions in various countries.

Step 5: Prepare supporting documentation

Do you need to include official documentation with your application? If so, it may need verification as a true and accurate copy. Check below to see if your documents need to be verified.

Verify your documents

If you are an international applicant, you can submit scanned verified copies or scanned original copies of all your official documentation, except for the courses listed below.

The following information explains if your documents do need to be verified. This is important, as documents not correctly verified as a "true and accurate" copy will result in delays in the processing of your application and its consideration for admission. Please don't send originals as we don't return documents.

Who can verify copies for you?

For international documents/qualifications:

• your employed agent submitting your application and documents on your behalf
• Australian Embassy official
• High Commission or Trade Mission official
• Public Notary
• Australian Justice of the Peace with a registration number.

How should the authorised officer verify each document?

On each page you are submitting, they must write:

'This is a true copy of the original document sighted by me.'

Then sign and print the following details:

• name
• address
• business hours telephone number
• profession, occupation or organisation
• the current date.

They must include the official stamp or seal of the verifier's organisation on the copy if the organisation has such a stamp.

In addition to the above, a Justice of the Peace must also print their registration number and the state in which they are registered as a Justice of the Peace.

Documents not verified or not verified correctly

Charles Sturt University is not permitted to process:

• documents that have been verified by an immediate relative or a person residing at the same address as an applicant
• photocopied documents that have not been verified
• documents that have not been correctly verified
• documents verified by a Justice of the Peace without a registration number.


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Step 6: Understand your responsibilities and expectations as an international student

The Australian Government requires international student visa holders to ensure that they meet the obligations and conditions of their visa type. It is your responsibility to ensure that they comply with these obligations and conditions at all times. Your enrolment at Charles Sturt University may be cancelled for failing to meet the University's policies and procedures and the University is required by Australian Law to report any breaches of visa conditions, which may include:

• Not paying your fees.
• Not maintaining satisfactory course progress.
• Failing to maintain a full-time load without Charles Sturt University's permission.
• Failure to enrol in a term of study.
• Academic or general misconduct.

You should also understand all the terms and conditions of accepting an offer to study with us.

Step 7: Start your application

How to apply depends on how you want to study with us.