Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Occupational therapy

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered by	School of Primary Health Care
Campus(es)	Peninsula
Course coordinator	Rebecca Allen

Notes

Compulsory off-campus and out-of-hours placements may be a key component of courses undertaken in this area of study. Placements can occur in metropolitan or rural settings.Students complete a total of 1000 hours of fieldwork education by the completion of their course, as required by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).

Description

The occupational therapy curriculum taught at Monash uses a combination of traditional and scenario-based learning and teaching methods and incorporates knowledge from the disciplines of occupational science as well as biomedical, behavioural and social sciences.

Units

For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.

Relevant Courses

3869 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy