Bachelor of Occupational Therapy for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

As an occupational therapist, you will help people of all ages overcome physical, mental and/or social challenges to participate in everyday activities.

You could work individually or as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team in a hospital, rehabilitation centre, supported-employment service, psychiatric clinic and on specialised programs for children, the elderly or people with developmental disabilities.

This degree is accredited by OT Australia and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, meaning you could find work just about anywhere.

Why study Bachelor of Occupational Therapy?

Helping people overcome obstacles to participate in life makes occupational therapy one of the most rewarding careers you could choose. With this internationally recognised degree, you could get your rewards anywhere in Australia or overseas.

Occupational therapists give life back to people of all ages, who often struggle to perform simple daily tasks as a result of injury, illness, disability and developmental or behavioural issues.

You will learn to help people maintain independence, care for themselves, and re-engage in work and leisure activities. You will become sensitive to people's unique needs and the wider context in which they function. You will learn to work in teams with other health professionals, helping individuals, small groups and whole organisations and communities.

Our four-year course, delivered at our Peninsula campus, is influenced by our presence in major hospitals and extensive research activities at the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Epworth Monash Rehabilitation Medicine Unit.

You'll learn from experts who've helped children gain the use of their hands and overcome behavioural and developmental issues. They have helped concussed footballers return to the field, injured workers in a range of occupations get back on their feet and, through advocacy, young people with disabilities move from aged-care facilities into their own special accommodation.

You'll get the chance to apply your evidence-based skills in the first year of the course and much more intensively in the final years.

If, during your first and second years, you achieve a distinction average (75 per cent or above), and rank among your peers in the top 10 per cent, you may be eligible for entry into the honours stream and be able to work on a supervised research project. If successful, you will graduate with an honours degree without an additional study period.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • 81.05 (Peninsula)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

4 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 8,363 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Peninsula: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3869

CRICOS code: 063700F

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   School of Primary Healthcare: telephone +61 3 9904 4466; email occupationaltherapy@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/ot

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

4 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 30,760 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Peninsula: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3869

CRICOS code: 063700F

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Equivalent Australian Year 12.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE

All completed TAFE studies will be considered. Biological or Social Sciences would be most appropriate.

University

Applicants are required to demonstrate their preparedness and aptitude for study by undertaking two single units, even if they have completed the VCE prerequisites or their equivalents. It is recommended that applicants choose units that correspond to the VCE prerequisite studies for this course (see next column) or units that form part of the course.

Applicants will normally equire at least a distinction average (70%) in recent studies to be considered for admission.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Peninsula
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP 81.05

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE

All completed TAFE studies will be considered. Biological or Social Sciences would be most appropriate.

University

Applicants are required to demonstrate their preparedness and aptitude for study by undertaking two single units, even if they have completed the VCE prerequisites or their equivalents. It is recommended that applicants choose units that correspond to the VCE prerequisite studies for this course (see next column) or units that form part of the course.

Applicants will normally equire at least a distinction average (70%) in recent studies to be considered for admission.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

a minimum overall IELTS test score of at least 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 90 with at least 22 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Peninsula
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 9

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.