Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at ACU

ACU is delighted to announce that the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy will be offered at the Ballarat Campus from 2024. 

Occupational therapists play an important role in the lives of individuals and communities enabling participation in occupations of self-care, productivity and leisure. To do this, occupational therapists need to know how humans function, and need the skills to practice competently and safely.  Students will learn how to analyse and assess occupational performance; apply and evaluate interventions to enable occupational performance; and collaborate and communicate effectively with clients and their families and colleagues.

Students will undertake 1,000 hours of professional practice education, starting in the first year, working with people across the lifespan to help them overcome physical, cognitive or societal barriers to participation.  

The ACU Bachelor of Occupational Therapy has been developed to ensure new graduates will meet the competency standards of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) and Occupational Therapy Council (OTC).