BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

Title : BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

SCQF Level : 10

Mode of delivery :  face-to-face, full-time

Duration :  4 years

Language of delivery :  Greek

First approved:  July 2012

Most recent approval:  May 2018

External accreditation or recognition: Graduates may apply to ATEEN to secure professional rights in Greece. All applications are treated individually.

Programmes delivered overseas do not lead directly to professional registration in the UK. Graduates may apply to the UK Health and Care Professions Council through the international route. All applications are treated individually.

Placements : 

The Queen Margaret University BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy programme employs a block model in which practice placements occur in each year of the programme. The delivery pattern for practice education is depicted in the Table below:

In order to meet standards established and monitored by professional bodies, by the end of Practice Placement 4 each student must have successfully completed minimum of 1000 hours practice education. 

Professional registration :

Graduates of this programme can obtain their professional rights under the directive of the EU which has been incorporated into Greek law. The European Union directive (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications), dictates Greek legislation to accept professional qualifications obtained from local educational institutes which are collaborating with EU recognised Universities. According to the EU directive, graduates must apply to the UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and once they acquire their professional rights from HCPC, they can then apply to the relevant Greek Legal Body and transfer their professional rights from Britain to Greece. The Greek legislation has created a temporary body, the Hellenic Council for the recognition of professional qualifications (SAEP) of the Ministry of Education for the period until all Greek professions will be legally regulated. In December 2020 Greece introduced a new legislation (Law 4763/2020), according to which the authority of granting professional rights for both regulated and non-regulated professions from EU and third countries have been assigned to the relevant body of the Ministry of Education, called ATEEN.

Applicants, in order to be considered for admission should have a Greek Secondary School Diploma / ‘Apolyterion of Lykeio’ or equivalent (e.g., International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, etc.) with a grade 10 or above. This requirement is in line with the Greek government’s minimum standard for access to higher education.

High school leaving certificates issued by vocational Lyceums, such as TEE or EPAL and foreign certificates which are equivalent to the Greek Lyceum certificate (e.g. International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, etc.) are also accepted.

Non-native Greek speakers, may be admitted to the programme on demonstrating that:

1. a) They hold a qualification recognised by QMU for admission to undergraduate programmes, as documented in the University Admissions Regulations.
2. b) They hold a certificate of attainment in Greek at Level D

 (http://www.greeklanguage.gr/greekLang/certification/index.html)