Admission requirements

Write the NBTs
For the National Senior Certificate an aggregate of at least 50%
Mathematics (level 3)
Life Sciences (level 4)
Afrikaans and Physical Sciences  as subjects are strongly recommended
About 50 candidates are selected in the year preceding study.

This programme prepares you for the occupational therapist profession. It equips you with the knowledge and instils the skills and attitudes that you will need to provide clients/patients with a professional occupational therapy service within a team context. You learn how to plan suitable treatment programmes for people with various dysfunctions. You also learn to advise other people who are involved in a supportive role - for instance primary school teachers, employers or relatives - to indirectly address problems that may affect functioning in specific environments. The occupational therapist has a role to play in the prevention of problems that may affect everyday functioning as well as in contributing to the promotion of people's health.

Visitation Form
Medical Report
Training of occupational therapists

This is a four-year programme. The first year of the programme is presented at the Stellenbosch Campus and the rest of the programme at the Tygerberg Campus. The programme comprises a study of Occupational Therapy (theory and practice), Psychology, Sociology, Special Physics, Industrial Psychology, Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology for Allied Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Statistics.

This programme is followed by a year of community service, after which you will be eligible for registration as an occupational therapist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. There are ample job opportunities in a variety of environments for trained occupational therapists. Possible places of employment include hospitals, private practice, community clinics, industry, schools for children with special needs, rehabilitation centres, old age homes, non-governmental organisations and special units (i.e. spinal unit).
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