Study load
The European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy is a 2-year, part-time postgraduate programme of 90 ECTS (2520 hours in total). The study load allows most students to combine the programme with a job of about 50–70% (2.5 to 3.5 days per week).
You will follow a mixture of self-study at home and intensive classwork on site at partner universities, supported by online sessions. In addition, you work individually or in groups on projects, assignments and research.
Modules 1–4 (first academic year)
Each of the first 4 modules has the same structure:
- 56 hours self-study (2 weeks) with preparatory tasks
- 80 hours of intensive classes (2 weeks) on site at a partner university
- 200 hours self-study (8 weeks) to complete the module assignment
Module 5 (second academic year)
- 272 hours preparatory work and drafting assignment (10 weeks)
- 36 hours of classes and examination (1 week) on site at a partner university
- 28 hours to finalise the assignment (1 week)
Module 6 (second academic year)
- 840 hours working on your thesis project
- Your Master thesis is written in the format of a journal paper with a critical reflection, and takes place entirely in your home country.
Credits
- Modules 1 to 5 all lead to 12 ECTS credits each
- Module 6 (thesis) consists of 30 ECTS credits