MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy ( Post-Registration )
Are you a qualified occupational therapist looking to develop your knowledge and evolve or change your career direction ? This highly respected course offers an excellent opportunity to help you fulfil your career goals and you can study full-time or part-time to fit in with your current commitments .
The MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy ( Post- Registration ) builds on the success of QMU ’ s former post-registration master ’ s in Occupational Therapy . It is a programme designed to support practitioners to develop and advance their practice across a variety of contexts . The course highlights the transformational role of education that will equip occupational therapists to develop and promote sustainable and progressive practice .
As a student on this course you will develop your knowledge of the evidence-base for / of practice and deepen your critical thinking , professional reasoning and research skills . We have designed it to suit occupational therapists from a wide range of settings and to give you the support you need to redefine your career as an advanced practitioner in education , research , leadership , policy or practice .
The MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy is embedded as an integrated pathway on our person- Centred Practice Framework ( see pages 102-103 ), which affords equal attention to both the philosophy of occupation and of person-centredness . This framework offers a student-centred approach to education , fostered through three approaches to learning : experiential and collaborative learning , critical discourse and evidence-based teaching .
Specifically , the MSc programme aims to ensure the centrality of occupation as part of therapists ’ postgraduate education and , in so doing , responds to the strategic drivers for change towards advanced and person-centred practice in global health and social care .
Educationally , it will address philosophical concepts from occupational science and personcentred practice that will be blended throughout the course to facilitate learning at master ’ s level .
Structure
You can opt to study for the MSc , a PgDip , a PgCert , or register as an associate student to undertake one or two modules as part of continuing professional development . On completion of a single module , you may wish to complete further modules and progress your studies to a named award .
Teaching , learning and assessment
The learning experience promotes independent , student-led study , classroom based and distance learning . This encourages students to use library , web and other resources to seek out information . Assessment on this course will be carried out through a variety of strategies , drawing on your own practice experiences . It can include case-based work , presentations , essays , systematic and literature reviews , a research proposal outline and development of a learning contract .
Teaching hours and attendance
Each module that you study on campus will require you to attend classes and carry out independent work . Your attendance requirements at QMU will depend on the module you are studying and whether you are studying full-time or part-time . Some modules are also available by distance learning .
Industry links
There are opportunities to apply your own learning to practice . We also work in partnership with a range of third sector organisations , for example Alzheimer Scotland , with whom we deliver a module connected to allied health professional ’ s practice that considers a rights-based approach .
Modules
Theory & Practice of Person-centred Health & Wellbeing ( 20 credits )/ Leading Person-centred Practice for Health & Wellbeing ( 20 credits )/ Research Methods ( 20 credits )/ Critically Engaging with Occupation 1 ( 20 credits )/ Critically Engaging with Occupation 2 ( 20 credits )/ Optional module choice ( 20 credits )
The modules listed are correct at time of publication ( November 2021 ) but are subject to change . In the event that modules change , QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact on students .
Careers
This course will enable occupational therapists to develop or change career direction to advanced practitioner , education , research or management . The programme does not lead to registration with the Health Care Professions Council ( HCPC ).
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