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Overview

The Master of Occupational Therapy prepares you with the skills to further your professional healthcare knowledge and help transform the lives of those with neurological, musculoskeletal or mental health issues. This course is designed for self-directed practitioners capable of working in community, acute and rehabilitation settings. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to practice as a qualified occupational therapist.

Check the Master of Occupational Therapy course handbook

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Deferring

Due to limited capacity, students will be unable to defer their place in this course.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants are required to have completed one of the following in the last 10 years with a GPA of 65%:

a bachelor degree (or higher award); or
a Postgraduate degree

AND

completed at least one anatomy and physiology undergraduate unit (such as BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology); or
an equivalent anatomy and physiology bridging course.

Applicants who are already registered Occupational Therapists in Australia or overseas are not eligible to be considered for this course, unless their qualification is not recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

Applicants are required to have completed one of the following in the last 10 years with a GPA of 65%:

a bachelor degree (or higher award); or
a Postgraduate degree

AND

completed at least one anatomy and physiology undergraduate unit (such as BIO10004 Anatomy and Physiology); or
an equivalent anatomy and physiology bridging course.

Applicants who are already registered Occupational Therapists in Australia or overseas are not eligible to be considered for this course, unless their qualification is not recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

This will be assessed at the time of your application. To check your eligibility for this course, visit our entry requirements for international students page.

Entry requirements for international students

English Requirements

PTEMin 58
IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 79

English Program Requirements

English language requirements

Demonstrate English proficiency in one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 7.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 7.0
or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Need to undertake an English assessment for entry?

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic) can now be done at our Hawthorn campus.

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Career

Stretch your career further

Careers in rehabilitation
Careers in private practice
Mental health settings
Community health settings
Forensic settings

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

33,889 / year

How to Apply

To apply online, you will need these supporting documents

Certified copies of your previous academic results.
Certified English language proficiency test results (IELTS, PTE or TOEFL).
Letters from your school or employer.
If you do not meet the Year 12 design prerequisite a portfolio will need to be submitted for assessment (except for the Swinburne Foundation Year (Design)).
A Statement of Activity if there is a gap in study (for example, if you graduated secondary education in 2017 and are applying for one of our courses in 2019, we will require a written statement of what you have been doing in 2018).

If you are applying for credit, you must include course outlines and translated (English) copies (if required) from your previous or current course.