Occupational Therapy
The MSc in Occupational Therapy by coursework and research report is offered in the fields of Neurological Disorders, Perceptual Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders.
Overview
The Masters by coursework and research report is presented as a part-time course over two years. The coursework is delivered in 5-8 modules of one to two-weeks at a time during the academic year. Attendance in Johannesburg is required for all modules.
Usually, the weeks in the first year of study are in February, March, April, June, August and exams are over a 2-3-week period in October. The block weeks for the second year of study are course-specific. Lectures usually start early in January.
Students are required to undertake extensive reading and complete assignments between coursework weeks.
Curriculum
Please follow links below for more information.
Entry Requirements
- A bachelors degree of at least four years duration from Wits or another university in Occupational Therapy.
- Working experience or other valid experience may be required.
University Application Process
- Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process. Refer to Wits Postgraduate Online Applications Guide for detailed guidelines.
- Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
- Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
- Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.
Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.
International students, please check this section.
For more information, contact the Student Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.
University Fees and Funding
Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal.
For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, click here. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.