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Study mode

Online

Duration

3 years

Start date

APR-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Diploma

Subject areas

Occupational Therapy

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Develop advanced knowledge and skills in sensory integration, and become an agent of change within your own workplace.

Course summary

Develop your knowledge of sensory integration.
Understand the experience of sensory processing and integration difficulties.
Explore how services can effectively support people.
Study current Ayres Sensory Integration® practice, its application and evidence base.
Gain the confidence to practice as an advanced sensory integration practitioner.

This course is available to occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech and language therapists who’ve completed a postgraduate certificate in sensory integration.

There are multiple start dates of each sensory integration module throughout the year . To work out your most appropriate pattern of study, please contact the collaborative course lead Colette Fegan () or the Sensory Integration Education Helpdesk () to talk about your circumstances, funding arrangements and goals for study.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • healthcare
  • social care
  • education
  • third sector organisations
  • private practice

Modules

Sensory Integration 3: Clinical Reasoning And Practice In Sensory Integration: Intervention (40 Credits) - Core
Sensory Integration 1: Foundations And Neuroscience (30 Credits) - Core
Sensory Integration 2: Clinical Reasoning In Sensory Integration: Assessment (20 Credits) - Core
Sensory Integration 4: Advanced Practice (30 Credits) - Core
Sensory Integration 3: Clinical Reasoning And Practice In Sensory Integration: Intervention (40 Credits) - Core
Sensory Integration 4: Advanced Practice (30 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,799

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£3,799

Entry requirements

Normally, applicants will hold a first degree or professional qualification in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Speech and Language Therapy which is recognised in the UK. Equivalent, international academic and/or professional qualifications will be accepted. Applicants are usually required to provide at least one reference evidencing your capability for postgraduate study.

University information

When studying a postgraduate degree at Sheffield Hallam University, students will be working at the cutting edge using the latest techniques, ideas, practices, and insights to address contemporary issues in their discipline, professional practice and the workplace. There are over 30,000 students at Sheffield Hallam University, and just over 6,000 of those are studying at postgraduate level. The university places a particular focus on...more

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