Occupational Therapy Jönköping University

Overview

The Occupational Therapy M.Sc programme offered by Jönköping University offers choice and flexibility to occupational therapists worldwide. It is a web-based programme given in English, offering flexibility to study anywhere in the world. Students can also choose to study part-time (50% study pace), allowing for combination with work, or full-time (100% study pace) and complete the programme within four or two years, respectively. Students can often choose the focus of their assignments and formulate their own research questions that are relevant to their practice and contexts.

The programme provides you knowledge to critically and systematically integrate theory and evidence in occupational therapy. You will also learn to analyse, assess, and handle complex phenomena, problems, and situations through assignments in the courses. The courses within the programme focus on evidence-based practice in occupational therapy, occcealth, occupational science, scientific methods, and sustainable health promotion and community development through collaborations. Students can often choose the focus of their assignments and formulate their own research questions that are relevant to their practice and contexts. Students acquire knowledge to integrate theory and evidence in occupational therapy that help them develop professionally.

Career

• After completing the programme, you will have in-depth knowledge on sustainable evidence-based practice and theories that you can apply to work in various settings, such as government sectors, home healthcare, hospitals and rehabilitation centres, occupational health care, private practice, schools, and social care.
• Additionally, you become eligible for doctoral education that can start your research or teaching career. If you are an occupational therapist in Sweden, the master's degree can allow you to pursue specialization in a field in occupational therapy.