Graduate certificates and postgraduate diploma courses
Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy (HCOT)
Coordinator: Ms Ellie Fossey
Tel: (03) 9479 5815
Email: e.fossey@latrobe.edu.au
Duration: 1 year part-time
This course enables graduates with occupational therapy qualifications to pursue further studies specifically tailored to supporting occupational therapists’ professional development. It also provides a pathway into continuing postgraduate study within the Master of Occupational Therapy course, with the option to transfer into the Master of Occupational Therapy program for students who demonstrate a high level of achievement (B grade average: 70+).
Admission requirements
Applicants should hold at least a WFOT-recognised Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree (or equivalent). Evidence of some professional practice experience is preferred. Prospective applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements should contact the course coordinator for information about non-standard (conditional) admission.
Course structure
The program is only offered on a part-time basis. A minimum of one year part-time equivalent study is required to complete the course. All students must undertake 60 credit points of study in the Masters program to meet eligibility criteria for a Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy. Credit is not normally granted for previously completed courses of study.
Students undertake 60 credit points of coursework, equivalent to four 15 credit point subjects of study, on a part-time basis as follows.
Two core 15 credit point coursework subjects:
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT4OHF/ OCT5OHF | Graduate Research Skills | 15 |
| plus at least 15 credit points of study from the following: | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5OTA | Occupation: Foundations in Occupational Science and Therapy | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5OTB | Occupation-Focused Assessment and Intervention | 15 |
| plus at least 15 credit points of study from the following: | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5AGW | Advanced Group Work | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5AOT | Application of Orthotic Devices in Upper Limb Therapy | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5RCT | Assisting People in Crisis and Emotional Trauma | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5NRE | Neurological Rehabilitation: Theories to Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5PAE | Paediatric Intervention in Occupational Therapy | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5PAO | Assessment and Outcome Measurement in Paediatric Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5ATE | Advanced Environmental Intervention and Assistive Technology | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5CRD | Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making | 15 |
| plus 15 credit points of further study chosen from either the above occupational therapy subjects, or from the following electives: | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE4QVN | Quality Supervision | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT4HWB | Health and Wellbeing of Older People | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT4MPC | Multi Professional Care of Older People | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT4OHE/ OCT5OHE | Professional Practice in the Workplace | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1/2 | Approved postgraduate electives relevant to occupational therapy practice | ||
Electives are approved on an individual basis, depending on the program of study being undertaken and are subject to approval by the course coordinator.
Subjects are offered subject to sufficient enrolments and some are offered in alternate years.