Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc

Cardiff University

Key Course Facts

Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	10% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	0% Proportion of students of Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	2 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus -
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Occupational Therapy

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 185 graduates of Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc and other courses in History at Cardiff University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in History.

	Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc and other History courses of Cardiff University	Average review score among all Occupational Therapy courses in the UK
Explanations	91	85
Interesting courses	80	77
Intellectually stimulating	88	75
Challenged to do my best	81	82
Depth of concepts	80	78
Builds on previous learnings	77	80
Joined ideas from different topics	73	80
Balance directed/independent study	60	69
Applicability of course content	68	76
Clear criteria in markings	75	73
Fair assessment	78	73
Tests reflected your learning	83	72
Timely feedback	81	85
Helpful feedback	68	72
Approachability of teachers	87	69
Support from teachers	82	76
Organisation of courses	63	53
Communication of changes	60	62
IT facilities	79	83
Library	94	92
Course specific resources	87	80
Student feedback opportunities	75	80
Student feedback valued	69	70
Student's feedback acted upon	51	57
Work of student union	72	68
Mental wellbeing services	61	66
Overall satisfaction	63

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All History courses of Cardiff University

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in History

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of History at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24000	£24000	£29000
25-75 percentile range	£20500 - £27000	£18500 - £28500	£22500 - £36000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All History courses of Cardiff University

Salary of all UK Graduates of History

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24405	£22643	£27403
25-75 percentile range	£20545 - £28120	£17457 - £28376	£20781 - £35411

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All History courses in the UK

Course Description

This programme is designed for those who hold a degree, and provides a two year fast-track route into a professional career in Occupational Therapy.

Our MSc pre-registration Occupational Therapy programme is designed for those who already hold a degree and it provides a two year fast-track route into a professional career in Occupational Therapy. On successful completion of the programme, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as well as professional membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). Our programme is also recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).

Our course fully prepares you to join the future generations of occupational therapists. It focuses on developing your competence and capability in key areas such as critical thinking, problem solving, professional reasoning, research, and leadership. You will also learn professional values and behaviours and develop an understanding of the nature and meaning of occupation in human life, the relationship between occupation, health and wellbeing and the power of occupation to transform the lives of individuals, groups, and communities.

A varied profile of placement experience undertaken across the two years of the programme will allow you to integrate academic theory with actual occupational therapy practice and gain an insight into the wide-ranging employment opportunities available to you upon registration. Your practice-based learning will be facilitated by experienced occupational therapy practice educators who will support you in becoming the best occupational therapist you can be.

We promote compassionate and aspiring leadership. You will be introduced to the NHS Wales Gwella Leadership Portal as a key learning resource. We also use the Cardiff University ‘Becoming a Caring & Compassionate Practitioner’ website-hub to support your learning and reflection on effective and evidence-based leadership models.

Accreditations

Health and Care Professions Council, the (HCPC)
Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	Graduates of this course	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in History
Total respondents	15	490
Unemployed	10%	2%
Studying	10%	0%
Working	60%	87%
Both studying and working	10%	4%
No information	15%	6%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	68%	32%
Utilise skills from studies	44%	56%
Work is meaningful	77%	23%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of Cardiff University

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	70%
Non highly-skilled jobs	29%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	1%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All History courses of Cardiff University

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc) MSc at Cardiff University

20%	Administrative occupations
18%	Sales occupations
9%	Finance Professionals
7%	Managers, directors and senior officials
5%	Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
5%	Protective service occupations
4%	Elementary occupations
4%	Information Technology Professionals
4%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
4%	Business and public service associate professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 128

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	5
80-95	0
96-111	25
112-127	25
128-143	10
144-159	25
160-175	5
176-191	5
192-207	0
208-223	0
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- MBA

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy (MSc), MSc, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Typically, you will need to have:

an honours degree in any subject with classification of 2:1 or higher. This should normally be gained within the last five years. A degree attained outside of this time limit may be considered with evidence of additional recent study such as an Open University module, A level or relevant work-based course.

In addition, applicants are required to evidence the following criteria in their personal statement:

Demonstrate a desire to study occupational therapy

Demonstrate understanding of the nature of occupational therapy. This may be evidenced through research or through undertaking visits/discussions with occupational therapists.

Demonstrate understanding of the expectations and demands of problem-based learning and master’s-level study.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

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About Cardiff University

Established in 1883, Cardiff University is located in the urban setting of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Some of the university’s most obvious advantages include world-leading research, a knowledgeable and proactive career services office, and the central location. Cardiff is a vibrant, modern city with a young and diverse population known for accepting people from all walks of life.

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