Modules

**Year one**
- Exploring Foundations for Practice
- Exploring Professional Practice
- Exploring Occupational Beings
- Exploring Occupational Engagement
- Exploring Research and Evidence-based Practice
- Practice-based Simulation Placement 1
- Occupational Therapy in Practice 1

**Year two**
- Developing Professional Practice Skills
- Developing Occupational Possibilities 1
- Developing Research Skills
- Developing Global Occupational Therapy Perspectives
- Developing Occupational Possibilities 2
- Occupational Therapy in Practice 2

**Year three**
- Applied Occupational Therapy
- Applied Research Skills
- Future Leaders
- Occupational Therapy in Practice 3
- Occupational Therapy in Practice 4

Assessment methods

Assessments have been designed to provide a creative and balanced strategy across the programme. The aim is to assess not only academic level but to include authentic assessments that demonstrate the professional skills required for practice, for example, report writing, verbal presentations, group work, and community-based occupational therapy intervention. This provides a range of engaging and challenging opportunities, which test the programme learning outcomes and are relevant to the needs of the workplace.

**Assessment of Practice Placements**
The four practice placements are credit-bearing modules. Each will assess your professional skills, understanding and different aspects of theory in practice. They use formative assessment via a halfway report and summative assessment using the final report element of the Common Assessment Tool (CAT document). The formal assessment of your practice placement is undertaken by the Practice Placement Educator (80% of module mark), though you are also required to self-assess your performance. Practice Educators will determine the grade awarded (with support from programme tutors).

You are required to develop your CPD portfolio during each practice placement, which is assessed via a discussion with a university tutor upon completion of your practice placement (20% of module mark). You must pass both elements to pass the module. Due to RCOT requirements, you are only allowed one resit opportunity of any practice placement module.

**Formative Assessments**
Formative assessments will be used where possible and are developmental to support learning and help you prepare for the summative assessment. This is an integral part of the assessment process and will provide feedback for you to build upon. In addition to tutor feedback, we encourage you to evaluate your work but also to give feedback to your student peers.

Examples of formative activities:
- A discussion with student peers to gain feedback on an essay plan
- A practice of a practical assessment or a presentation
- A group discussion on a project proposal
- Discussion with a tutor on an intervention plan
- Review of an element of your professional development portfolio.

**Summative Assessments**
Summative assessments enable you to demonstrate learning at the end of each module and must be passed to complete the programme. The summative assessments have been organised to provide a practicable workload across the two semesters of each year’s study. All written assessments are usually marked anonymously and feedback will be provided promptly, within a maximum of 20 days. This allows you time to consolidate your feedback, before beginning the next semester of modules.

Assessment approaches may include written work in the form of
- Essays
- Reports and portfolios
- Individual and group presentations
- Academic posters
- Discussions
- Practicals
- Digital media
This provides you with variety and the opportunity to use your varying strengths and abilities to achieve your potential.

Tuition fees

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