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(Sunshine Coast) Research Pathway - Semester 1 commencement (February)

This Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) recommended study sequence is for students commencing in the current Semester and undertaking the Research Pathway.

Note: The first two years of the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) are identical in both the Project and Research Pathway. All students will follow the Project Pathway initially and students who apply to undertake Research will follow the Research Pathway from Year 3 onwards.

Year 1
Study Period 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LFS103 Introductory Bioscience
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12Pre: The online course offering is not available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery due to external accreditation.
Anti: LFS100
OCC101 Concepts in Human Occupation
  • Semester 1
12Pre: Enrolled in Program SC440
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology A
  • Semester 1
12Anti: SCS101
HLT140 Think Health
  • Semester 1
12 
Study Period 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LFS112 Human Physiology
  • Semester 2
12Anti: LFS201 or LFS202 or LFS203
LFS122 Human Anatomy
  • Semester 1, Semester 2
12 
OCC100 Occupational Therapy Theory
  • Semester 2
12Pre: OCC101 and enrolled in Program SC440
Anti: OCC201
OCC102 Participation in Occupation
  • Semester 2
12Pre: OCC101 and enrolled in Program SC440
Year 2
Study Period 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
HLT205 Health Research and Evidence
  • Semester 1
12Anti: NUR131
OCC202 Therapeutic Skills
  • Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122 and OCC102 and enrolled in Program SC440
PSY203 Introduction to Human Development
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in AB314, AB315, AB302, AR364, AR374, AR375, AR405, SA306, SA307, SB304, SC308 or Psychology major) or (PSY100 and PSY101 and enrolled in SC440) or (PSY100 and OCC100 and enrolled in program SC440).
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
  • Semester 1
12Pre: LFS122
Study Period 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
OCC200 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
  • Not Currently Offered
12 
OCC212 Evaluation of Occupational Performance
  • Semester 2
12Pre: OCC102 (PSY101 or OCC100); SPX201, OCC202 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC222 Neurological Causes of Occupational Dysfunction
  • Semester 2
12Pre: OCC102 and PSY203 and LFS103 and LFS112 and LFS122 and SPX201 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC232 Foundational Placement Competencies in Allied Health
  • Sunshine Coast Health Institute: Semester 2
12Pre: (OCC202 and enrolled in Program SC440) or (HLT208 and enrolled in Program SC307) or (OCC202 and enrolled in Program SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major)
Year 3
Study Period 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
OCC301 Enabling Occupation: The Child and Adolescent
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC311 Enabling Occupation: The Adult
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC312 Enabling Occupation: The Older Person
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and enrolled in SC440
OCC452 Occupational Therapy Reasoning, Research & Evaluation (Research Pathway)
  • Semester 1
12Pre: (OCC201 or OCC100) and OCC212 and OCC222 and OCC232 and HLT205 and enrolled in Program SC440 and Research Pathway Students only
Anti: OCC442
Study Period 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
OCC300 Consolidation of Occupational Therapy Practice Competencies 1
  • Not Currently Offered
36 
OCC331 Foundational Placement Competencies in Occupational Therapy
  • Sunshine Coast Health Institute: Session 5
12Pre: (OCC321 or OCC200) and OCC301 and OCC311 and OCC312 and (OCC442 or OCC452) and enrolled in Program SC440
Year 4
Study Period 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
OCC401 Consolidation of Occupational Therapy Practice Competencies 2
  • Session 2, Session 3
48Pre: (OCC322 or OCC300) and enrolled in Program SC440
Study Period 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
HLT242 Indigenous Wellbeing Practice
  • Semester 2
12Pre: HLT150 or SCS130 or OCC102
OCC402 Professional Issues in Occupational Therapy
  • Semester 2
12Pre: OCC401 and enrolled in Program SC440
OCC422 Occupational Therapy Thesis
  • Semester 2
24Pre: (OCC442 or OCC452) and OCC401 and enrolled in Program SC440 and Research Pathway only
Anti: OCC432