UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 3.5 Years
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
This is the three-and-a-half-year full-time pathway to the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at Flinders University, which prepares graduates to register and practise as occupational therapists. Students begin in a shared first-semester allied health model alongside other health disciplines before progressing into occupational therapy study, and complete substantial clinical placements. Graduates work as occupational therapists across hospital, community, disability, mental health and paediatric settings. Indicative international tuition is around 61,600 Australian dollars per year. The course holds CRICOS registration 121093F.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Year 1: Allied Health Skills and Collaborative Practice
- Foundations in Health and Wellbeing
- Early Development and the Life Course
- Human Bioscience
- Introduction to Occupational Therapy Practice
- Occupational Science
- Research and Study Skills
- Functional Anatomy for Therapists. Years 2 and 3: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Occupational Therapy with Older Adults
- Therapeutic Communication in Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy with Children and Families
- Occupational Therapy in Neurological Rehabilitation
- Group Work in Occupational Therapy Practice
- Occupational Therapy Reasoning in Practice
- plus clinical placements and practice-based learning throughout
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)ANZSCO 254412
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, assessed against ANMAC's standards.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Medical)ANZSCO 254418
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)ANZSCO 254422
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Registered Nurse (Community Health)ANZSCO 254414
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Nurse PractitionerANZSCO 254411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Requires advanced NMBA endorsement on top of standard registration.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
MidwifeANZSCO 254111
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via ANMAC assessment and NMBA registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
PhysiotherapistANZSCO 252511
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via an Australian Physiotherapy Council assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Physiotherapy Council
Occupational TherapistANZSCO 252411
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via an Occupational Therapy Council assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Occupational Therapy Council of Australia
DietitianANZSCO 251111
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via a Dietitians Australia assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Dietitians Australia
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Flinders' minimum undergraduate entry requirements apply. The university has not published a specific guaranteed-entry ATAR, STAT or GPA figure for this course's current intake (its own key-fact panel lists the guaranteed-entry ATAR as 'New in 2027', pending a restructured Bachelor of Allied Health (Occupational Therapy) pathway). Applicants can apply through Flinders University Academy's foundation, diploma and pathway programs, or via recognised prior study and work experience assessed case by case.
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