Deakin University

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Health and welfare

Deakin's accredited Bachelor of Occupational Therapy gives you a cutting-edge, practical education; preparing you to identify people's strengths and limitations, environmental and social supports and barriers, and the role these play in people's ability to participate in occupations meaningful to them. You will gain the expertise needed to develop personalised, evidence-based intervention plans with people whose health and wellbeing is affected by issues including injury, illness, disability or environmental barriers. You will learn from our expert occupational therapy staff who are leaders in a diverse range of occupational therapy practice areas. You will also learn from experts and colleagues from other disciplines, preparing you to become an active member of interdisciplinary teams. 1000 hours of practical experience ensures you graduate job-ready, with the skills to make a difference in people's lives, and your mark, in the rapidly growing health sector. * Passionate about promoting good health and wellbeing and improving people's quality of life? Occupation is more than jobs or paid employment. Occupation refers to all meaningful activities that people engage in throughout their life. As a qualified occupational therapist, you will be able to work collaboratively with people of all ages to enable them to successfully engage in the occupations that they need and want to do. The knowledge and skills you develop throughout your study will enable you to enhance people’s quality of life at home, work and in the community. You will be qualified to work with people of all ages who are having difficulties completing their daily activities; this might be due to physical or mental illness, disability, injury, or environmental barriers. This course will prepare you to work as an occupational therapist across a range of areas such as: paediatrics and childhood development adult and aged care mental health neurology environmental design and home modification community health disability support. Starting in your first year, you will complete a placement experience in each year of the course, totalling over 1000 hours across diverse occupational therapy practice areas. This invaluable real-world experience, combined with practical learning in Deakin’s state-of-the-art facilities, ensures that you graduate confident and career ready. It is this strong emphasis on hands-on learning and industry connections that contributes to our #1 ranking for graduate employment in Victoria. Additionally, you have the option to further enrich your studies with an overseas study tour to countries like Denmark and India. This opportunity allows you to gain a global perspective on occupational therapy, seeing how the profession is practiced in different cultural and healthcare contexts. Are you a current Year 12 student? If you attend a school in a regional or remote area or within the Greater City of Geelong you may be eligible to apply for this course through our Regional and Remote Entry Scheme using our dedicated VTAC code. As an eligible applicant you may also receive up to a 10 aggregate point adjustment towards your entry score. Make the most of your ATAR. Discover our health and community services courses. * 2024 Employment Projections – for the ten years to 2034, Australian Government, Jobs and Skills Australia