Master of Occupational Therapy Practice

What you will study

To qualify for the Master of Occupational Therapy Practice award, students must complete the following courses:

• Foundations of occupational therapy
• Humans as occupational beings
• Occupational performance, capabilities and components
• Enabling occupation 1
• Enabling occupation 2
• Enabling occupation 3
• Transition to practice
• Advanced professional practice

Entry requirements

An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least a high credit (65%) average and have completed either:

• A minimum of one six-credit-point unit of study in human anatomy and physiology.
• The Monash Human Biology short course.
• BMA1901 Human Structure and Function is a single-unit enrolment at Monash.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students may receive credit for part of the course, depending on prior qualifications. Contact the university for more details.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Critically appraise the occupational nature of human beings and the theories and basic principles related to enabling occupation and occupational performance and communicate this efficiently and effectively to multiple stakeholders.
• Analyse and critically appraise the physical, social, institutional and organisational barriers to people's participation in everyday occupations.
• Create, design, innovate and evaluate strategies to address barriers to occupational participation.
• Enable individuals, groups and communities to participate in everyday occupations they want and need to do.
• Practice in a culturally safe, ethical, respectful, client-centred manner by recognising the intrinsic value of people irrespective of culture, values, beliefs and socio-economic status.
• Promote the health and well-being of populations, communities and groups, as well as individuals, by being proactive in prevention-oriented and health promotion practice.
• Identify, evaluate and implement the best available evidence in everyday occupational therapy practice.
• Implement different research approaches to plan and execute a substantial scholarship.
• Demonstrate a high level of autonomy and accountability and assume leadership, supervisory and management roles as appropriate.
• Maintain competence and high standards in their professional life and engage in lifelong learning.
• Contribute to their professional community, including promoting and advancing emerging occupational therapy practice..

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative 2026 first-year fee: $40,200 (domestic fee-paying).

The estimated per-unit fee is calculated using the annual average first-year fee. It is typically represented on a full-time study load of 48 credit points.

Some units may charge additional fees for required materials or services. The student fees shown are subject to change.

A student’s annual fee may vary by:

• the number of units studied per term;
• the choice of major or specialisation;
• choice of units;
• credit from previous study or work experience; and
• eligibility for government-funded loans

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.