Programme: PhD Occupational Therapy

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Code Faculty Department
10260322 Faculty of Health Sciences Department: Occupational Therapy
Credits Duration NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 2 years Total credits: 360 NQF level:  10

Programme information

The PhD in Occupational Therapy is conferred by virtue of a thesis and, unless the Dean decides otherwise, an examination pertaining to the field of study chosen for the thesis.

The thesis (OTX 990) must deal with a problem in a field of Occupational Therapy; it must give a synopsis of the literature on the topic and contain a description of the observations made and experiments done by the student as well as a discussion of the conclusions reached.

Admission requirements

  1. Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy or relevant master’s degree

Additional requirements

Also consult General Academic Regulations G42-G55.


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