Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year at Bucks New University
Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), OCCF) at Bucks New University asked for 48–88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 48 - 88 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bnu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- OCCF
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an occupational therapist. More ↗
Accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) for the purpose of ensuring graduates are fit for the profession. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
60%
still studying
UK 85%
40%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities100%87%
Assessment and feedback99%85%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management100%76%
Learning resources100%88%
Student voice96%81%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working35% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
70%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- High Wycombe, South East England, England
- Postcode
- HP11 2JZ
Subjects
occupational therapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- High Wycombe Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bedfordshire | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies with Counselling BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| East Lancashire UC | Counselling Studies FdA | 96 points | — |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Counselling Practitioner BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Staffordshire | Psychology and Counselling BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year this course | 48 - 88 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Counselling and Mental Health BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University of Salford | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Practice) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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