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Diploma of Health Sciences (Stage 1) Occupational Therapy

The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. This is achieved by enabling people to do things that will enhance their ability to participate by modifying their environment. Occupational therapists have a broad education that equips them with skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with individuals or groups and communities who have an impairment of body structure or function due to a health condition.

Leading to
Bachelor of Science
Occupational Therapy

Students must complete the following core units and four course-specific units:

Core Units
Academic Communication Skills
Academic Research and Writing
Information and Media Technologies
Chemistry
Essential Mathematics
Human Biology
Elective Units (Select two)
Accounting
Design Skills
Economics
Introduction to Design Computing
Media Culture and Communications
Management
Marketing
Physics
Project Management
Programming
Technical Mathematics

Campus Information

Bentley

Building 205, Curtin Bentley Campus, Kent Street, Bentley WA 6102, Australia

Intakes

Feb
June
Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required

10 Days

Possible Interview Call from Institution

10 Days

Provisional / Unconditional offer

20 Days

Visa Process

30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers include
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Health and Safety Officer
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Mental Health Rehabilitation Practitioner

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

All Stage 1 Diplomas:

10 + 1 with 50%/10+1 with 55% (Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy)

Diplomas of Built Environment, Commerce, Arts & Creative Industries and Information Technology:

10+2 with 55% from 4 academic subjects

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

5.5 (no band below 5.0)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

iBT 52 (R4, L4, S14, W14)

Pearson Test of English - Academic (PTE-A)

54 (no skill < 48)

Curtin College

Bentley , Western Australia ,Australia