Course overview

Occupational therapy is a dynamic, diverse, and rewarding profession. You will work with individuals, community groups and organisations to help them overcome barriers imposed by illness, injury, disability, psychological impairment, developmental delay or through the ageing and dying process.

With a focus on functional outcomes, occupational therapists are practical problem solvers and have a broad perspective of health and wellbeing, underpinned by a solid scientific base.

Bond's Master of Occupational Therapy is an extended masters, renowned for its unique blend of case-based learning, practical application and 1040 hours of fieldwork embedded in the program. It is also the first Occupational Therapy master's in Australia that gives you the choice between a Clinically-focused Research Pathway (preparing you for careers in research and academia) or a Business-focused Research Pathway (where you undertake business electives relevant to careers in management and/or the private sector).

Enhance your professional communication skills in real-world health and social care settings with the opportunity to partake in block placements in a variety of practice settings, as well as clinical practice experience embedded across the program. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with a range of community partners in innovative research and business projects.

Key facts

Delivery

Face to Face

Study level

Postgraduate

Course type

Master's

Duration

24 months (Full time)

Units

Fees

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Intake

September, 2026
May, 2027
September, 2027

What you will study

Students must complete 240 credit points to complete their degree.

Required Subjects

Students must take 210 credit points of the required subjects below:

Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Health Conditions and Multidisciplinary Management
Neuroscience for Health Professionals
Enabling Environments: A Systems Approach
Engage: In Occupation
Enable: Occupational Performance
Occupational Therapy Roles and Responsibilities
Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals
Occupational Therapy: Work
Occupational Therapy: Learn, Play, Connect
Occupational Therapy: Independence and Participation
The New Global Occupational Therapist
Promoting the Occupational Health and Well-being of Communities
The Occupational Therapy Professional: Practice, Standards and Quality
Health Research Design and Planning
Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy I (30 credit points)
Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy II (30 credit points)

Alternative Option

Students must choose ten credit points of the following subjects.

Educating the Health Workforce
Managing People

Research Option
Students must choose one of the following research options (20 credit points).

Clinically-Focused Research Pathway
Business-Focused Research Pathway

Entry requirements

Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a health-related field with a minimum GPA requirement of 1 (on a four-point scale where 1 = pass).
Students must also meet the subject prerequisites.

Program prerequisites

One (1) semester of anatomy
One (1) semester of physiology
Two (2) semesters of behavioural science.

For human anatomy and human physiology studies undertaken at other institutions, please refer to the information provided on the university’s Master of Occupational Therapy prerequisites page.

If your subject or subjects are listed on this page, then you will not need to supply subject outlines with your application. If your subject or subjects are not listed, please first refer to the appropriate Bond University subject to use as an example of the required content and learning outcomes. Then, you must submit your subject outline or outlines in the supporting documents section of your application.

Contact the university or visit its website for more information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Meet the requirements of the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia’s Threshold Competency Standards for the Occupational Therapy Profession.
Develop mastery of, evaluate and critically reflect on the concept of occupation and its relationship to health, including application of occupational therapy theories (person-environment-occupation relationship) and processes.
Apply complex and critical professional reasoning in planning and executing assessment and intervention for clients at the individual, group and community levels.
Develop therapeutic and professional relationships, demonstrating skills in multidisciplinary teamwork and consumer and stakeholder engagement.
Apply core occupational therapy interventions to enable and promote engagement in meaningful occupations in a range of health and social care contexts.
Act as a consummate professional in multiple contemporary health and/or social care contexts, including consideration of social, cultural, political, institutional, service and economic factors.
Demonstrate continuous development and improvement of: self as an occupational therapist; occupational therapy services; and the occupational therapy profession.
Apply research and business or project management principles and methods through planning, conducting, evaluating and disseminating a research project.

Career outcomes

Graduates may find a career in the following areas: