Description 

The BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, is the only university programme in Occupational Therapy offered in Greece. Occupational Therapy is the science that promotes the participation of people in specific activities, aiming at improving their abilities to engage in the occupations which are necessary for their independent living. These abilities include self-care, work, entertainment, home and community activities. Occupational Therapy is a health profession which through the therapeutic use of adapted activities aims at helping persons of any age who have body, developmental, emotional, psychological and social deficits recover the abilities to engage in occupations that are necessary for a functional independence, health and wellness. Occupational Therapy draws its theoretical and research background from the fields of Psychology, Neurology, Pathology Sociology, Anthropology and many other sciences. Occupational therapists work with each person individually, in groups or at family and community levels, in order to promote health and wellness through the individual’s participation or re-involvement with activity and work. They engage in dealing with the repercussions of the disease or disability that affect the daily life of a person (individual, social, family, professional, etc), by conducting a detailed analysis of the physical, environmental, psychosocial, intellectual and cultural factors that hinder the execution of a task and suggesting any relevant adjustments. The programme of study covers the subject of the functional activities of a person in the areas of self-care and productivity, identification of dysfunctional elements and specialised ergotherapeutic intervention, aiming at achieving the best possible level of functionality and adaptive behavior, so that they could lead a normal life.
Read the declaration of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) on the definition of Occupational Therapy. (link to http://www.metropolitan.edu.gr/pdf/article-106.pdf)
Since 2014, Metropolitan College has been a member of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education- ΕΝΟΤΗΕ. It is the only educational institution in Greece that is a member of ENOTHE. The College, having shared visions with other European Institutions and being a full member, actively participates in the activities of ENOTHE.

Duration: 4 years

Modules

 YEAR 1 

• • • Principles of Professional Interaction in Occupational Therapy
    • Finding and Consuming Knowledge
    • Human as Occupational Beings
    • Occupational Therapy process across the life span
    • Service Learning
    • Manual Handling
    • Practice Placement I
    • Academic Essay writing
    • Academic English
    • Human Physiology and Anatomy

 YEAR 2

• • • Assessment and Analysis : Information-based decision making for therapy
    • Intervention I: Developing core skills for Therapy
    • Intervention II: Critically applying core skills for Intervention
    • The Neuroscience of Occupation
    • Enabling Occupational Performance through Assistive Technology
    • Practice Placement II

 YEAR 3

• • • Critical Considerations of Occupation and Occupational Therapy
    • Reconstructing Occupation: Therapy, Theory & Practice
    • Evaluating Occupation and Occupational Therapy
    • Practice Placement ΙΙΙ
    • Inter-professional Education
    • International Exchange: Professional autonomy and critical engagement with learning (Exchange Students only)

• • • Translating knowledge into Practice
    • Transformation Through Occupation
    • Professional Autonomy and Critical Engagement with Learning
    • Practice Placement IV
    • Childhood Studies
    • Group-work in Occupational Therapy
    • Independent Study: Critically engaging with Occupational Therapy (Direct Entrants only)

Career Prospects

The profession of Occupational Therapist has been qualified as:

• • “One of the 50 best remunerated professions” (The 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs)
  • “Best professional career” (U.S. News & World Report)
  • “ One of the 10 professions with the highest demand” (careerbuilder.com)
  • “ The best discipline among Health science professions for 2014” (Reuters)
  • “Occupational Therapy” a rising profession” A rising health science profession (Newsweek)
  • “A discipline with 2% unemployment” (CNN Money).

The BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme of study offers the necessary skills to those who wish to advance professionally in the Occupational Therapy sector. Graduates can:     

• • Work in the private and public sectors, as members of a rehabilitation team, or as senior staff in hospitals, rehabilitation centres or chronic disease institutions, or in institutions for the elderly and Open Protection Centres of the Elderly (KAPI) or community mental health centres, special education units, detox centres and penitentiary centres/prisons; they can aslo offer their services to persons whose life has been disrupted by a bodily injury, developmental problems, old age or social and emotional problems.
  • Work as freelancers, developing their own Occupational Therapy Centre.
  • Continue their studies at postgraduate level in Greece and abroad. 

Admission Requirements

The programme is addressed to high-school leavers who wish to pursue a career in the area of Occupational Therapy.

Required documentation:

• • Copy of High School Certificate(grade of 10 or above)
    
  • Letters of Recommendation by High School teachers
    
  • Copy of Identity Card
    
  • Passport-sized photos
    
  • Copy of English language certificate (IELTS of 5.0 with no element less than 4.5 is required for entry)
    
  • Other certificates/degrees
    
  • AMC Application Form

A personal interview complements the evaluation of the above documentation.

Cases of candidates with proven knowledge in the field in addition to their secondary education are examined on a case-by-case basis.

Academic Staff

The academic staff of the School of Health consists of distinguished lecturers, holders of Masters and PhD degrees with extensive research and clinical work, teaching experience at Greek and foreign Universities plus professional recognition in their field of expertise.

In their majority they also work in clinics, hospitals, private companies, etc as experienced health professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dieteticians, medical doctors, etc) who can familiarize students with the latest methods and help them put to practice the theoretical knowledge they acquire in class.