Occupational Therapy at University of Derby
Occupational Therapy (BSc (Hons), B920) at University of Derby: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check derby.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 63%, a degree 21%, an Access course 9%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B920 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
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 yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 85%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback89%85%
Academic support63%90%
Organisation and management58%76%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice79%81%
45 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working5% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
80%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Therapy professionals95%
- Caring personal services0%
- Customer service occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
occupational therapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology with Counselling BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling and Therapeutic Approaches BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Psychology with Counselling Skills MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| 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 |
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| Activate Learning | Counselling FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Blackburn College | Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy FdA | 48 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Counselling and Applied Psychology HNC | 32 points | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Counselling and Applied Psychology HNC | — | — |
| University of Derby | Occupational Therapy this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More allied health at University of Derby
- Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) BSc (Hons)
- Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)
- Physiotherapy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)