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Are you passionate about empowering people of all different abilities to live their best lives? Do you want to make a real impact? Then our HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) and RCOT (Royal College of Occupational Therapists) accredited BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy degree course might be the right one for you! You’ll learn how to take a holistic approach to supporting people across the lifespan by unlocking their potential to engage in those everyday ‘occupations’ that matter most to them. By ‘occupations’, we mean all the activities that people do that occupy their time, are meaningful to them, and contribute to their overall health and wellbeing (or not).

Through our expert-led, creative and interactive teaching strategies, real-world placements, and a blend of theory to inform practice, we’ll train you to take a client-centred and evidence-based approach to this critical Allied Health Professional role. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to work with people and communities in their everyday environments and create tailored interventions to make that real impact. 

Working as an Occupational Therapist is deeply rewarding, and Occupational Therapy is an incredibly dynamic profession. What sets Occupational Therapy apart is its broad scope of practice and flexibility. As an Occupational Therapist, you can choose from a wide range of speciality areas that align with your passions and career aspirations. For example, speciality areas include acute and emergency care, children, young people and families, learning disabilities, long-term conditions, healthy ageing, mental health, neurological practice, oncology, rehabilitation, social care, dementia care, frailty, or palliative and end of life care, and inclusive built environments. 

Whether someone is recovering from an illness or injury, living with long-term condition, or facing emotional and social challenges, Occupational Therapists support people to overcome many barriers to living and participating fully in life. The vast scope of practice ensures that you can develop a role that is both personally meaningful and professionally fulfilling.

Occupational Therapists have an important role to play in interprofessional teams across different sectors, including hospitals, schools, community services, mental health settings, care homes, and even the criminal justice system. The resourcefulness of this career means you're not confined to one setting, you have great opportunity to branch out, specialise, and shape a career that truly resonates with your values and goals.