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- MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
Plymouth University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
About the course
Are you an occupational therapist wishing to develop your skills and knowledge in critical thinking? This pathway will help you to improve people鈥檚 health and well-being by implementing innovative, evidence-based practice in a range of practice settings. You will be able to develop your skills and knowledge in research and scholarly activity around the core principles of occupational therapy. This pathway enables you to explore innovative occupational therapy and occupational science in depth.
Key features
- Study on a programme with a long, esteemed history and join the many hundreds of successful graduates from all over the world. You will learn to apply up-to-date knowledge of research and theory, to enhance your creativity and flexibility, and to develop the academic skills needed to work effectively in modern health and social care settings.
- Join an enthusiastic team of occupational therapists, undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students who are pushing forward the boundaries of knowledge on occupational science and occupational therapy.
- Learn within our supportive multi-professional and inter-agency environments on a programme is delivered by experts in a setting where innovative thinking regarding advanced professional development is put into practice.
- Become an evidence-based practitioner, equipped to manage and lead in busy and constantly changing settings and able to reflect on and utilise a range of evidence to support your professional occupational therapy practice.
- Tailor your learning to your own workplace through module assignments and the occupational therapy practice: supported study module.
- Choose from one of three different exit awards to suit your own needs - step off the pathway with a postgraduate certificate (three modules) or postgraduate diploma (six modules) if you wish, or you can continue on to a master鈥檚 degree where you will carry out your own research project with the support of experienced occupational therapy lecturers and researchers.
- Complete the programme in one year with the full-time study option or balance work and caring commitments by studying part time over a maximum of five years. The full-time route is suitable for international students, who will be supported to choose optional modules with non-clinical assignments.
Modules
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拢 19,550per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
65th
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Campus address
Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
8th out of 47 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 181143 79%8th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10098.0 98%5th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.76 69%41st
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