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Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

Level: Bachelors Degree(MNQF Level 7)
Duration: 4 years(8 Semesters)
Modes: Available Modes (Full-Time)
Course Fee: Course FeeMVR 78,650 (Applicable for Free First Degree Scheme)
Selection Criteria: Selection Merit based

current Intake: August Intake 2026
Campus: Male' (Full-Time)

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Overview

The Bachelor Occupational Therapy (Honours) is designed to prepare students to support individuals, groups, and communities in achieving independence and participation in meaningful daily activities. The programme equips students with the knowledge, clinical skills, and professional competencies required to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for individuals experiencing physical, developmental, psychological, cognitive, or social challenges. Students will develop a strong foundation in occupational science, human anatomy and physiology, psychology, rehabilitation, health promotion, and evidence-based practice. The programme emphasizes a holistic and client-centred approach to care, focusing on enabling individuals to engage in activities that are important to their health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Through a combination of classroom learning, simulation-based training, practical laboratory sessions, and supervised clinical and community placements, students gain hands-on experience working with people across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare, educational, rehabilitation, and community settings. The programme also fosters skills in clinical reasoning, communication, advocacy, leadership, and interprofessional collaboration. Graduates will be well prepared to work as part of multidisciplinary teams, helping individuals overcome barriers to participation, maximize their functional abilities, and lead independent and meaningful lives.

Entry Requirements

General Entry

i) Minimum 2 passes in GCE A Level (Science Stream) OR
ii) Attainment of MNQF Level 4 certificate in a related field OR
iii) Attainment of MNU Certificate 4 Foundation Studies (Science)

Language Requirements

i) Certified proficiency in English (GCE O' Level/ IGCSE English/ MNU English Language Competency Test or Equivalent)

General Notes

Entry requirements are indicative. Depending on the sequence and the number of applications received, all qualifying students may not gain entry.
Circumstances may require the University to defer or cancel some courses, especially when the minimum class size (10 for certificate & diploma courses, 15 for Degrees courses) is not achieved.
Passes at GCE OL/SSC and HSC is considered to be grades "C" or above and passes at GCE AL is considered to be the grades "E" or above.

Structure

Semester 1

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC101 Occupational Science 1 (CORE)	Occupational Science 1	Nil	15 Occupational Science 1 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED127 Human Anatomy 1 (CORE)	Human Anatomy 1	Nil	10 Human Anatomy 1 (CORE) (10) (10)	1,600 1,600
CORE	MED129 Physiology 1 (CORE)	Physiology 1	Nil	15 Physiology 1 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	PUB001 Communication for Health Professionals (CORE)	Communication for Health Professionals	Nil	10 Communication for Health Professionals (CORE) (10) (10)	1,600 1,600
CORE	DHI113 Dhivehi for Professionals (CORE)	Dhivehi for Professionals	Nil	15 Dhivehi for Professionals (CORE) (15) (15)	1,350 1,350
Semester Total				Semester Total	65	9,350 9,350

Semester 2

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC103 Occupational Science 2 (CORE)	Occupational Science 2	OCC101	15 Occupational Science 2 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED131 Human Anatomy 2 (CORE)	Human Anatomy 2	MED127	15 Human Anatomy 2 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED133 Physiology 2 (CORE)	Physiology 2	MED125	10 Physiology 2 (CORE) (10) (10)	1,600 1,600
CORE	PSY126 Introduction to Psychology 1 (CORE)	Introduction to Psychology 1	Nil	15 Introduction to Psychology 1 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,100 2,100
CORE	OCC105 Professional Practice 1 (CORE)	Professional Practice 1	OCC101	10 Professional Practice 1 (CORE) (10) (10)	1,600 1,600
Semester Total				Semester Total	65	10,100 10,100

Semester 3

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC201 Analysing Occupational Performance (CORE)	Analysing Occupational Performance	OCC103	15 Analysing Occupational Performance (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED215 Human Anatomy 3 (CORE)	Human Anatomy 3	MED131	15 Human Anatomy 3 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED217 Pathophysiology for Allied Health 1 (CORE)	Pathophysiology for Allied Health 1	MED133	15 Pathophysiology for Allied Health 1 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	PUB307 Research for Health (CORE)	Research for Health	Nil	15 Research for Health (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
Semester Total				Semester Total	60	9,600 9,600

Semester 4

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC203 Health and Occupational Performance (CORE)	Health and Occupational Performance	OCC201	15 Health and Occupational Performance (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED219 Neuroscience for Health Practice (CORE)	Neuroscience for Health Practice	PSY126	15 Neuroscience for Health Practice (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	MED221 Pathophysiology for Allied Health 2 (CORE)	Pathophysiology for Allied Health 2	MED217	15 Pathophysiology for Allied Health 2 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	OCC205 Professional Practice 2 (CORE)	Professional Practice 2	OCC105	15 Professional Practice 2 (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
Semester Total				Semester Total	60	9,600 9,600

Semester 5

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC301 Occupational Performance: Evaluation and Intervention (CORE)	Occupational Performance: Evaluation and Intervention	OCC203	15 Occupational Performance: Evaluation and Intervention (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	OCC303 Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation (CORE)	Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation	Nil	20 Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
CORE	OCC305 Professional Practice 3 (CORE)	Professional Practice 3	OCC205	30 Professional Practice 3 (CORE) (30) (30)	4,800 4,800
Semester Total				Semester Total	65	10,400 10,400

Semester 6

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC307 Health Promotion through Occupational Therapy (CORE)	Health Promotion through Occupational Therapy	Nil	15 Health Promotion through Occupational Therapy (CORE) (15) (15)	2,400 2,400
CORE	OCC309 Occupational Therapy for Paediatrics (CORE)	Occupational Therapy for Paediatrics	Nil	20 Occupational Therapy for Paediatrics (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
CORE	OCC311 Professional Practice 4 (CORE)	Professional Practice 4	OCC305	30 Professional Practice 4 (CORE) (30) (30)	4,800 4,800
Semester Total				Semester Total	65	10,400 10,400

Semester 7

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC405 Occupational Therapy Quality Improvement (CORE)	Occupational Therapy Quality Improvement	Nil	20 Occupational Therapy Quality Improvement (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
CORE	OCC403 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health (CORE)	Occupational Therapy in Mental Health	Nil	20 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
CORE	OCC407 Professional Practice 5 (Internship / Externship) (CORE)	Professional Practice 5 (Internship / Externship)	All subjects up to semester 6	20 Professional Practice 5 (Internship / Externship) (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
Semester Total				Semester Total	60	9,600 9,600

Semester 8

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
CORE	OCC409 Leadership and Innovation in Occupational Therapy (CORE)	Leadership and Innovation in Occupational Therapy	Nil	20 Leadership and Innovation in Occupational Therapy (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
CORE	OCC411 Professional Practice 6 (Internship / Externship) (CORE)	Professional Practice 6 (Internship / Externship)	All subjects up to semester 7	20 Professional Practice 6 (Internship / Externship) (CORE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
ELECTIVE	Elective (ELECTIVE)	Elective	Nil	20 Elective (ELECTIVE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
Semester Total				Semester Total	60	9,600 9,600

Elective

Type	Code	Name	Prerequisites	Credit Points	Fee (MVR)
ELECTIVE	OCC413 Environmental adaptation and Assistive technologies (ELECTIVE)	Environmental adaptation and Assistive technologies	Nil	20 Environmental adaptation and Assistive technologies (ELECTIVE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
ELECTIVE	OCC401 Introduction to Disability Studies (ELECTIVE)	Introduction to Disability Studies	Nil	20 Introduction to Disability Studies (ELECTIVE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
ELECTIVE	OCC415 Remote and Rural health and Occupational Therapy (ELECTIVE)	Remote and Rural health and Occupational Therapy	Nil	20 Remote and Rural health and Occupational Therapy (ELECTIVE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200
ELECTIVE	OCC417 Occupational Therapy research project (ELECTIVE)	Occupational Therapy research project	Nil	20 Occupational Therapy research project (ELECTIVE) (20) (20)	3,200 3,200

Course Total

500 CP

Total: 78,650

78,650

Fees stated above are tuition fees for local students. Fees for international students is twice the stated fees. All fees are quoted in MVR.

While every reasonable effort has been exerted to ensure the accuracy of the fees published by the Maldives National University, it is important to note that the University reserves the prerogative to modify fees without prior notification, whether prompted by altered circumstances or otherwise. Applicants are hereby alerted to the fact that the outlined plans for various courses (including but not limited to lecturers and terms) as disclosed in the University's publications are indicative of intent. Such representations shall not be construed as constituting a binding offer or covenant for which the University assumes liability. Should you desire to pursue a specific subject as an elective, it is incumbent upon you to verify its availability in the respective term. In the event of any verbal communication from a University representative conflicting with a document officially published by the University, the latter shall be deemed authoritative.

Careers

Graduates of this programme may pursue careers as: • Occupational Therapist • Paediatric Occupational Therapist • Rehabilitation Specialist • Disability Support and Inclusion Specialist • Early Intervention Specialist Employment Sectors Graduates may find employment in: • Government and private hospitals • Rehabilitation centres • Schools and special education settings • Early intervention and child development centres • Community-based rehabilitation programmes • Disability support services • Elderly care and long-term care facilities • NGOs and community organizations