HSO102 - Foundations of Occupational Science and Therapy A

Year:	2026 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):	1
Previously coded as:	HSO101
EFTSL value:	0.125
Cohort rule:	This unit is only available to students enrolled in H355
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	HSO101
Study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Scheduled learning activities - campus:	1 X 1 hour on-campus lecture week 1 - 6 1 X 1 hour online lecture week 7 -11 1 X 2 hour on-campus seminar week 1 - 6 1 X 2 hour on-campus practical experience (clinical skills), week 7 -11. You must attend all allocated sessions as these hours are part of the minimum 1000 hours of practical experience required to complete the occupational therapy course, and the unit hurdle requirement. 3 X 3 hour Practice Education Experience, commencing week 7. You will be required to complete three OT practice education experiences. These are offered at varied times and locations and students will be able to self-enrol in sessions that best meet their schedules. These hours are part of the minimum 1000 hours of practical experience required to complete the occupational therapy course; you are required to complete all three practice education experiences completed as part of the unit hurdle requirement. There are two practical exams as part of the unit’s assessment requirements. One exam is completed online, while the other takes place on campus. Students will have the opportunity to self-enrol in a time slot that best fits their schedule. Both components of the practical assessment must be passed.

Content

This level 1 unit, which comprises both academic and fieldwork streams, introduces students to occupational science and therapy. It examines the current and potential roles occupational science and therapy play in individual and population health settings. Students are encouraged to draw on personal and fieldwork experiences as a first step to understanding themselves as occupational beings and to developing appropriate learning objectives. Topics include conducting initial interviews, introduction to group work and the fundamentals of occupational performance assessments. The historical and modern perspectives of the profession will be examined in relation to psychological, sociological, anthropological and biomedical concepts. A range of practice contexts will be explored through both curriculum and fieldwork. Students will solve occupation-based case scenarios through seminars, experiential learning, practice education preparation and experience in the field. Through practice education students will participate in site visits and observation of occupational therapy programs.

Unit fee information

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Hurdle requirements

Must complete all practice education requirements (Assessment Task 3).
Must pass Assessment Task 2.