Bachelor of Health Sciences / Master of Occupational Therapy

Entry Requirements

Flinders University recognises international secondary schooling for direct entry to undergraduate programs.

Knowledge of SACE stage two biology or equivalent is assumed.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 7.0 Overall with 6.5 Speaking, 6.5 Writing, 6.5 Reading, 6.5 Listening;
• TOEFL iBT: 94 Overall with 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading, 20 Listening;
• Pearson PTE Academic: 65 Overall with 58 Speaking, 58 Writing, 58 Reading, 58 Listening;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 185 Overall with 176 Speaking,176 Writing, 176 Reading, 176 Listening;
• Occupational English Test (OET): 350 Speaking, 350 Writing, 350 Reading, 350 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024) - Overall 115-120

Course Details

Develop the knowledge and skills required to become registered and work as an occupational therapist. The degree has a strong focus on preparing you for interprofessional practice, and on becoming a contemporary health professional able to work across a variety of settings and with a wide range of clients.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

• core topics in communication and interprofessional practice, human bioscience, health practitioner practice, health promotion for health professionals, legal and ethical aspects of health care, and introduction to occupational therapy
• an elective topic.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

• core topics in critical social analysis of health, psychological perspective of health, body systems, neuroscience for therapists, introduction to occupational science, and rehabilitation studies
• a choice of elective topics.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

core topics in counselling, qualitative and quantitative methods of social health research, human physiology, human musculoskeletal anatomy, understanding disease and disability, preparation for occupational therapy practice, and rehabilitation studies.

Fourth and fifth year

A typical fourth and fifth year may include:

core topics in the occupational therapy profession, occupational science, information and technology, interprofessional practice, contemporary issues in occupational therapy practice, and transition to professional practice.

Your career

Potential occupations include:

• occupational therapist
• job capacity assessor
• allied health clinician
• community development project officer
• community occupational therapist.