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Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy

Course code/s: Melbourne (HCOT)

This is an exit option from the Master of Occupational Therapy which is a course that gives graduates, with occupational therapy qualifications, an opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills in specific occupational therapy practice areas of interest.

Course structure

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 from the following:

Teaching period	Subject code	Subject title	Mode	Credit Points
TE-SEM-1	OCT5OHF	Graduate Research Skills	distance education	15
plus at least 15 credit points of study from the following:
TE-SEM-1	OCT5OTA	Occupation: Foundations in Occupational Science and Therapy	on campus or online1	15
TE-SEM-2	OCT5OTB	Occupation-Focused Assessment and Intervention	on campus	15
TE-SEM-2	OCT5CRD1	Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making	on campus	15
Plus at least 30 credit points of electives to be selected from the list of subjects available for the Master of Occupational Therapy www.latrobe.edu.au/handbook/2012/postgraduate/health-sciences/coursework/hmotc.htm