Master of Occupational Therapy

Master of Occupational Therapy is a Masters program taught at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Intake: September intake. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (twenty four month) options.

The University of British Columbia’s Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) is a twenty four month professional master’s degree program. UBC states it is a professional degree program with no thesis requirement. The curriculum combines coursework and fieldwork placement. UBC frames occupational therapy work around adapting the environment or improving a person’s skills to support self-care, productivity, and leisure activities.

UBC states the program includes 5 fieldwork placements of 5-7 weeks each. UBC also states that all MOT students complete the same curriculum at the same time, in the same sequence, with the same points of evaluation, regardless of site. Instruction is in person at UBC Vancouver, delivered across three geographically distinct sites using technology, with larger lectures broadcast and smaller group tutorials and lab skills classes taught at each site.

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Occupational Therapy at University of British Columbia for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of British Columbia.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of British Columbia as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Occupational Therapy.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Minimum academic requirements: UBC states the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes a usually a minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC). UBC also states the program may have additional requirements and that meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission as it is a competitive process.

• Prior degree requirements: completion of a recognized baccalaureate degree in any field; the degree must be academically equivalent to a UBC 4-year Bachelor’s degree in any field, from any accredited post-secondary institution. UBC states the degree can be in progress at the time of the application deadline, but all courses required for the completion of your degree must end by April 30 of the application year.
• Course requirements: accepted human anatomy course (1 course of 3 credits or equivalent); social science course (1 course of 3 credits or equivalent); behavioural science course (1 course of 3 credits or equivalent).
• Document and eligibility checks: UBC states admitted MOT students must undergo an immunization review with university health services at their MOT program site location, and must meet all immunization requirements to participate in activities with patients.
• Criminal record check: UBC states students enrolled in programs that include a practicum component involving work with children or vulnerable adults must undergo a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act. UBC states that if students present a risk of physical or sexual abuse to children, or physical, sexual, or financial abuse to vulnerable adults, they will not be permitted to register in the practicum and may not be able to complete the program and may not graduate.

• TOEFL: Overall score requirement: 5.5 (Reading 5.0, Writing 5.0, Speaking 4.5, Listening 5.0). Overall score requirement: 100 (Reading 22, Writing 21, Speaking 21, Listening 22).
• IELTS (Academic): Overall score requirement: 7.5 (Reading 7.0, Writing 7.0, Speaking 7.0, Listening 7.0).
• DET (Duolingo English Test): Overall score requirement: 140 (Reading 130, Writing 145, Speaking 130, Listening 125).

Please check detail of study units at https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-occupational-therapy

• TOEFL: Overall score requirement: 5.5 (Reading 5.0, Writing 5.0, Speaking 4.5, Listening 5.0). Overall score requirement: 100 (Reading 22, Writing 21, Speaking 21, Listening 22).
• IELTS (Academic): Overall score requirement: 7.5 (Reading 7.0, Writing 7.0, Speaking 7.0, Listening 7.0).
• DET (Duolingo English Test): Overall score requirement: 140 (Reading 130, Writing 145, Speaking 130, Listening 125).

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