Occupational Therapy Practice - M6017
Professional entry master's degree
Diversity is the hallmark of occupational therapy practice. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages to address issues related to participation in everyday life caused by illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, developmental delay, the effects of aging, and life transitions such as retirement. They aim to address barriers that prevent individuals, families, and groups from accessing their communities in ways that are important for health and wellbeing.
Please note, we have limited places in this course. Therefore, please submit your application and documentation as soon as possible so that your application can be considered. Applicants will be ranked on academic merit, and selected based on published entry requirements and their entire academic record. Meeting the minimum entry requirements and course specific prerequisites, does not guarantee selection. Please refer to the following link for further application guidelines.
This two year course enables students with a first degree in a related field to obtain a professional entry level qualification for practice as an occupational therapist through postgraduate level of study.
The Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (MOTPrac) requires full-time enrolment over two years from July to June (mid-year intake). It operates over 72 weeks, with 1000 hours of practice education commensurate with World Federation of Occupational Therapists' Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (2002).
At a glance
Course Details
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July: This course runs on a term rather than semester basis and commences in early July. |
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Master of Occupational Therapy Practice |
The Master of Occupational Therapy Practice (MOTPrac) requires full-time enrolment over two years from July to June (mid-year intake). The course requires full-time enrolment and has an integrated curriculum centred on scenario-based learning, which includes 1000 hours of practice education to meet the educational requirements of the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd (OTC) and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT).
The course has an integrated curriculum centred on Scenario-Based Learning (SBL). The two years of the SBL curriculum is organised into the following units: Foundations of Occupational Therapy, Humans as Occupational Beings, Occupational Performance, Enabling Change in Human Occupation, Transition to Practice and Advanced Professional Practice. Students complete an extensive practice based project.
Deliver collaborative health care
Occupational therapists play an important role in recovery and wellbeing. But it takes a whole team of different health professions working together to get the best outcomes for patients.
"Whilst it is an intensive program, the Master of Occupational Therapy is well structured and has allowed me to keep a balance between study, work and having a social life and even to go on international holidays between terms!"
- Rebecca, Master of Occupational Therapy student
Entry Requirements
You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
Admission is competitive. Applicants will be ranked on academic merit, and selected based on published entry requirements and their entire academic record. Meeting the minimum entry requirements and course specific prerequisites, does not guarantee selection.
Minimum Entry Requirements (International students)
Qualifications
An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least high credit (65%) average, and have completed either:
- A minimum of at least one six-credit-point unit of study in human anatomy AND physiology or
- The Monash Human Biology short course* or
- BMA1901 Human Structure and Function as a single-unit enrolment at Monash
*For more details please refer to: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/nursing/study/humanbiology
Applicants who are already registered Occupational Therapists in Australia or overseas are not eligible to be considered for this course.
English entry requirements
Level C
| IELTS (Academic): 7.0 Overall score, with minimum band scores: Listening 6.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5 and Speaking 6.5 | or | Pearson Test of English (Academic): 65 Overall score, with minimum scores: Listening 58, Reading 58, Speaking 58 and Writing 58 | or | TOEFL iBT: 0 - 120 scale: 1 - 6 scale: | or |
Courses that require English Level A only: Other approved English tests (minimum entry scores apply) Courses with English Level B, C, D, E and F: Other approved English tests (higher entry scores apply than specified) |
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Extra Requirements
This course does not offer deferrals. It is recommended that you apply for the year that you intend to commence the course.
National Police Check, Working With Children Check & Immunisation
Successful applicants must:
- Satisfy the immunisation requirements specified by the Faculty
- Complete a National Police Check each year before undertaking clinical placements
- Hold a valid Working with Children Check
- Hold a current NDIS Worker Screening check
Information regarding the full requirements is available at Mandatory compliance (monash.edu/medicine/study/student-services/mandatory-compliance)
Failure to hold satisfactory checks may result in students being unable to complete this course.
Inherent requirements
To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.
Find out more about inherent requirements for this course.
Making the application
Future students
Semester two (July)
Apply directly to Monash using course code M6017
Note: This course runs on a term rather than semester basis and commences in early July. Please make sure you read the extra requirements before you apply.
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page.
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
International fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2026 are:
A$61,700
Enrolment Obligations
International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than one third (33%) of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students must enrol in at least one unit that is not by distance and/or online in each compulsory study period unless the student is completing the last unit of their course. See standard 8.19 and 8.20 of National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018.
CRICOS code: 079265M
International course guides
If you are an international student and wish to find out more about our courses, entry requirements, studying at Monash and more, please download our international course guides below.
International Study Grants
