Occupational Therapy

Bachelor’s Programme

This programme aims to train graduates with knowledge and skills in the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences that support Occupational Therapy.

The Undergraduate in Occupational Therapy is certified by
World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Programme Coordinator

Maria Dulce das Neves Gomes

coord.to.ess@ipleiria.pt

Reference

8138

School

Health Sciences

City

Leiria

Language

Portuguese

Type

Morning & Afternoon

Length

8 semesters

Vacancies

General contingent: 35
International student contingent: 1

DGES certification

Link to Registration

Objectives

Programme

This course aims to train graduates by exposing them to knowledge and skills in the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences that support Occupational Therapy, making them able to:

Establish an intervention program, based on appropriate techniques and methods of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation (identifying changes in areas of the field of occupational therapy that interfere or enable the involvement and participation in meaningful occupations), to obtain the informed participation of the subjects in the process of prevention, rehabilitation and social reintegration, using meaningful activities selected, structured and adapted to the predefined goals, taking into account the psychosocial, economic, cultural and environmental contexts;
Manage human and material resources by promoting a culture of responsibility and teamwork in order of quality of service ;
Develop and participate in research projects with the goal of the development of the profession and health in general, acting legally and ethically.

1st Year
Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
Anatomia	1st Semester	5	55 h
Fisiologia e Biologia de Esforço	1st Semester	4	45 h
Primeiros Socorros e Suporte Básico de Vida	1st Semester	4	40 h
Fundamentos da Terapia Ocupacional	1st Semester	6	70 h
Psicologia do Desenvolvimento	1st Semester	4	45 h
Teorias e Modelos em Terapia Ocupacional I	1st Semester	7	90 h
Biomecânica e Movimento Humano	2nd Semester	5	55 h
Neuroanatomia e Neurofisiologia	2nd Semester	4	45 h
Doença, Avaliação e Diagnóstico	2nd Semester	5	50 h
Teorias e Modelos em Terapia Ocupacional II	2nd Semester	6	65 h
Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Profissional I	2nd Semester	4	45 h
Educação Clínica I	2nd Semester	6

2nd Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Análise e Adaptação de Actividades I	1st Semester	5	60 h
	Terapia Ocupacional em Disfunções Neurológicas	1st Semester	5	55 h
	Terapia Ocupacional em Saúde Mental	1st Semester	5	55 h
	Métodos e Técnicas de Avaliação em Terapia Ocupacional	1st Semester	4	45 h
	Terapia Ocupacional I	1st Semester	8	100 h
	Elective I a)	1st Semester	3	30 h
a) The curricular units are defined each school year
	Terapia Ocupacional em Disfunções Músculo-Esqueléticas	2nd Semester	5	55 h
	Análise e Adaptação de Atividades II	2nd Semester	5	55 h
	Produtos de Apoio I	2nd Semester	3	35 h
	Terapia Ocupacional II	2nd Semester	7	70 h
	Elective II a)	2nd Semester	3	30 h
a) The curricular units are defined each school year
	Educação Clínica II	2nd Semester	7

3rd Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Análise e Adaptação de Actividades III	1st Semester	6	85 h
	Bioestatística I	1st Semester	3	30 h
	Bioética e Deontologia	1st Semester	2	20 h
	Produtos de Apoio II	1st Semester	5	55 h
	Terapia Ocupacional III	1st Semester	8	105 h
	Elective III a)	1st Semester	3	35 h
a) The curricular units are defined each school year
	Elective IV a)	1st Semester	3	35 h
a) The curricular units are defined each school year
	Investigação Aplicada	2nd Semester	10	100 h
	Terapia Ocupacional IV	2nd Semester	6	70 h
	Bioestatística II	2nd Semester	3	30 h
	Educação Clínica III	2nd Semester	11

4th Year
Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
Informática Aplicada	1st Semester	4	40 h
Gestão e Economia da Saúde	1st Semester	5	55 h
Desenvolvimento Pessoal e Profissional II	1st Semester	5	55 h
Educação Clínica IV	1st Semester	16
Trabalho Final de Curso	2nd Semester	10	25 h
Educação Clínica V	2nd Semester	20

Entry Requirements

For further information about international students’ applications,
please see International Applicants
or contact the International Students’ Office by email at: estudante.internacional@ipleiria.pt

Accreditation

State: Accredited
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication date: 07/06/2022

A3ES Accreditation

Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

General contingent: 30€
International student contingent: 100€

Tuition Fee

General contingent: 697 €
International student contingent: 3000€