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Student Handbook : Honours : Program Group : CB84

CB84 - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

Program at a glance
Duration 4 years full-time 
Availability/Campus Contact Domestic - ROK
Courses/Units of Credit 26 courses/ 192 units of credit
How to Apply

Domestic students - Each year a small number of students who demonstrate exceptional academic and clinical achievement during the first two years of their program may be invited in their third year to enrol in an honours stream of their degree and complete a modified study pathway with an emphasis on developing their research skills in the remaining terms of the program. This pathway accrues the same number of credit points as the pass level program.

 

International students direct to the University - Each year a small number of students who demonstrate exceptional academic and clinical achievement during the first two years of their program may be invited in their third year to enrol in an honours stream of their degree and complete a modified study pathway with an emphasis on developing their research skills in the remaining terms of the program. This pathway accrues the same number of credit points as the pass level program.

Entry Requirements

A GPA of 5.5 or more over all courses by end of term 2 Year 2.

Recommendation from the discipline lead that the student demonstrates the ability and maturity to undertake a challenging extended research pathway

Student commitment to an allocated inter-professional  research project topic.

Availability of suitable supervisors. Should there be a limit on this availability the highest performing students will receive first offers

Professional Accreditation This program has received conditional accreditation from Occupational Therapy Australia.  
Residential School

Students taking courses externally may be required to attend residential schools.

Practicum/Work placement

Program involves extensive clinical work placements and opportunities as an integral part of the program please refer to More Details

The Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) involves extensive fieldwork education which is embedded into the program. During the second year of the program students will be required to undertake up to 10 days of fieldwork visits. In both the third and fourth years students are expected to undertake a 12 week placement. In the final term of the program students are required to undertake around 150 hours of community placement. Overall students will be required to undertake a minimum of 1000 hours of fieldwork education.

Exit Awards not applicable
Interim Awards not applicable
Post Nominal B.OccTherapy(Hons) 
Be What You Want To Be Phone: 13CQUni (132786); Enquire: Admissions
CRICOS Codes not-applicable

CQUniversity has a three term year. Each term is of 12 weeks duration, commencing in February, July and November.
Applications are accepted throughout the year depending on program availability. For more information contact CQUniversity.

Domestic students - phone 13CQUni (132786) or enquire: Admissions

International students - phone +61 7 4930 9000 or email international-enquiries@cqu.edu.au

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