Master of Occupational Therapy Practice

The Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (MOTPrac) requires full-time enrolment over two years from July to June (mid-year intake). The course requires full-time enrolment and has an integrated curriculum centred on scenario-based learning, which includes 1000 hours of practice education to meet the educational requirements of the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd (OTC) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).The Master of Occupational Therapy Practice includes 1000 practice hours, delivered at Peninsula campus on a term (not semester) basis, commencing early July. Admission is competitive with a mandatory anatomy/physiology prerequisite; already-registered Occupational Therapists are not eligible. No deferrals are offered, and successful applicants must meet immunisation, National Police Check, and Working With Children Check requirements.

The course has an integrated curriculum centred on Scenario-Based Learning (SBL). The two years of the SBL curriculum is organised into the following units: Foundations of Occupational Therapy, Humans as Occupational Beings, Occupational Performance, Enabling Change in Human Occupation, Transition to Practice and Advanced Professional Practice. Students complete an extensive practice based project.