Study the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) and kick-start your career as an Occupational Therapist – a rewarding career that allows you to work with people experiencing barriers in their everyday lives as the result of impairment, disability or disadvantage.
The Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at CQUniversity equips you with practical skills, enabling you to use specific activities to help patients participate in life roles.
The course is designed to ensure you are equipped with an underpinning knowledge in professional practice, human body systems, psychology and contemporary healthcare.
Your education and training will include occupational therapy courses covering a wide range of practice contexts, and you will develop highly-desired skills in areas such as assessment, service development, evaluation and critical thinking, enabling you to graduate work-ready.
The course has a strong focus on practical learning experiences, and you will benefit from industry placements across a range of practice areas, including the purpose-built Allied Health Clinic at CQUniversity Rockhampton.
The Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) is your gateway to a career in roles such as:
Occupational Therapist
Mental Health Worker
Rehabilitation Consultant
Policy Maker in local and federal government.
As an Occupational Therapist, you may find employment in a range of settings such as:
community health
industry
public and private hospitals
rehabilitation centres
schools
nursing homes
research institutions
centres for persons with a social, intellectual or physical disability
private practice.
A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 7.0 with a minimum 7.0 in each subset; or
An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
$38,940
Indicative First Year Fee
A scholarship can help with the costs involved with living on campus, laptops and technology, childcare, study and living expenses, travel, and more.
You may be eligible for a 25% international scholarship funded by the University.
CQU also offer other scholarships to support international students and encourage you to apply for the one that's right for you.