Course details

Summary

Study the Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) and develop the skills to become an occupational therapist, and promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities.

Occupational therapists help people participate in everyday activities including learning, communication, interpersonal interaction and relationships, mobility, self-care, domestic life, and social life. Occupational therapists can also modify people’s environment – or the activity itself – to help them participate in the activity. The occupational therapy degree is intensive and involves learning in an interprofessional environment, in the classroom and in clinical practice settings.

Career opportunities:

When you graduate you can apply to register as an occupational therapist in New Zealand and other countries.

Occupational therapists work with all age groups in:

Primary Health Organisations (PHOs)
Community development
Health centres and hospitals
Research
Schools
Residential care facilities
Private practice
Rehabilitation and ACC

Entry criteria

Applicants must be 18 years old and have obtained a qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13.

They must be capable of meeting Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act) requirements and a Police clearance.

Applicants with two or more years of secondary and/or tertiary education outside New Zealand must meet IELTS requirements and will be interviewed.

Selection criteria:

Preference will be given to applicants with the highest level of academic achievement and/or evidence of accomplishments in the relevant field

English Language Requirements:

IELTS (Academic) 7.0 overall with all bands 6.5 or higher; TOEFL iBT score of 80; Computer-based: Total score of 213 with a minimum essay rating of 4.0; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with B/B+ grade; GIE with B grade; CAE minimum overall score of 169; PTE minimum overall score of 50.