Occupational Therapy at University of Essex
Occupational Therapy (BSc (Hons), B939) at University of Essex: 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 essex.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 essex.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.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B939 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- 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 yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%90%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback89%86%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management81%73%
Learning resources98%91%
Student voice89%80%
35 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£29.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 92%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
80%
use what they learned
UK 92%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
occupational therapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- 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 Essex | Occupational Therapy this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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