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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full time
28 Sep 2026
3 years
Do you want to help people to live the lives they want? This course will prepare you to help people deal with life challenges including ill-health, disability, and social problems. You’ll learn how everyday activities can be used and adapted creatively to promote health, wellbeing and a satisfying lifestyle, so that you graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to be an effective occupational therapist. * A wide range of teaching and learning methods and assessments are used to suit all learning styles. * Experience problem-based learning designed to be practical and close to real-life issues faced by occupational therapists. * Interprofessional learning will prepare you for practice. * You will study a broad range of cutting edge theory and research from occupational science and occupational therapy. * You will benefit from accreditation by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. * Experience practice placements to develop a range of core skills required for professional practice. * Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place. * Our programme is delivered by a team of well published, internationally recognised, research active occupational therapists.
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At Plymouth, you'll learn by doing.
You'll build the skills, knowledge and confidence employers are looking for through practical projects and real-world experiences. Depending on your course, you could help design the city's next housing developments, work on real missing persons cases, develop new inventions in our STEAM labs, protect marine environments, provide legal support in the community, or help improve dental health in our clinics.
Whatever you study, you'll graduate with experience you can talk about in job interviews and use throughout your career.
Plymouth is a Top 2 Modern UK university and one of only a small number of universities awarded Triple Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework for teaching, student experience and graduate outcomes.
Our city-centre campus means everything is within easy walking distance, including lectures and libraries, shops, bars and the seafront. Living in Plymouth also costs less than many other student cities, with everyday living costs around 51% lower than London and 29% lower than Bristol.
When you're not studying, you'll have beaches, coastline and Dartmoor National Park nearby to explore. You can also get involved in hundreds of student groups through our Students' Union, including Plym Surf Club and Waterfront Running Club, helping you meet new people, try something new and make every day feel extraordinary.
If you're applying through Clearing, we'll guarantee you accommodation, provided you meet our requirements.
At Plymouth, we'll get to know what matters to you, helping you find your people, settle in quickly and feel at home from day one.
