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Master of Occupational Therapy in Pre-registration

Royal Holloway, University of London

  • Egham, United Kingdom
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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Royal Holloway, University of London campus

About the program

A two-year pre-registration MSc in occupational therapy with placements throughout.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2 years): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Critically evaluate concepts and methods in Occupational Therapy in Pre-registration to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in Year 1 covers humans as occupational beings
  • Professional behaviours. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Occupational therapy in schools
  • Community centres
  • Prisons and industrial organisations
  • Social work
  • Charity
  • Policy development

Curriculum

  • Year 1 covers humans as occupational beings
  • Professional behaviours
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology and pathology
  • Core occupational therapy theory and a six-week full-time placement. Year 2 adds three academic modules with a part-time placement on local and global perspectives and advanced problem solving.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • 2:2. UK 2:2 Bachelor honours degree or equivalent with some understanding of research methodology
  • Taken within either dissertation
  • Final year project or as its own module will be required. We invite students from a wide range of scientific
  • Social science and humanities backgrounds to apply and be considered. You will need to have completed an undergraduate degree in one of these fields to be eligible. International qualification or degree equivalents by country are listed on the course page.

Accepted academic background

Bachelor degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent overseas), Some courses are conversion courses, Others need the subject degree, Pre-Masters and Master's Foundation programmes (Study Group / ONCAMPUS, Staged separately) for those below the entry level.

Language tests

  • IELTS 7.0
  • TOEFL iBT 97
  • Duolingo 130
  • PTE Academic 76

Other requirements

  • Interview required

Documents you’ll need

  • Completed application form
  • Bachelor degree certificate
  • Academic transcripts
  • Passport copy
  • English proficiency evidence
  • Curriculum vitae or resume
  • Personal statement
  • References and program-specific supporting documents when required.

How to apply

  1. Check the course entry requirements and deadlines (27 June 2027 for a decision by 16 July
  2. Or 30 July 2027 for a decision by 13 August. Final deadline 20 August 2027 for international applicants) at official website 2. Create your application on the Royal Holloway Applicant Portal. Upload transcript and degree certificate with English translations
  3. Proof of English
  4. Referee details
  5. Portfolio or writing samples where asked
  6. your passport if you need a student visa. Submit the application first
  7. Then add documents on the Supplemental Items page.

Other costs

Tuition per year£28,100 GBP
Application fee£75 GBP
Deposit£3,000 GBP

Program details

CampusEgham
Faculty or schoolSchool of Life Sciences and the Environment
DepartmentPsychology
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value240
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2 years
Scholarship noteRoyal Holloway, University of London may offer institutional, Merit-based, Departmental, Or international student scholarships to eligible applicants. Award value, Eligibility, And deadlines vary by program and intake.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    30 Jul 2027

    258 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.