Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists change the world – especially for people who have reduced mobility following an accident or illness. The aim is to help them to manage independently at work, at school, in their leisure time and in daily life. What a great idea!

Academic Degree

Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (BSc)

Mode of Study

Full-time / 6 Semester / 180 ECTS

Language of instruction

German

Head of Degree Programme

Julia Unger BSc MSc

Campus

Bad Gleichenberg

Institute

Occupational Therapy

Application Deadline Wintersemester

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Admissions

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My Studies

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After Graduation

Many different occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you as a graduate of our degree programme. Find out here what you can do.

Key topics

Internship

Career paths

Did you know, …

… that you can do your placement abroad as well as anywhere in Austria?

You can do your placement in a number of European countries, such as Belgium, Denmark or Iceland for example. It is also possible to do an additional placement to find out about occupational therapy practice in countries such as India or Kenya.

Did you know, …

… that you can pick issues suggested by practising occupational therapists as the subject for your bachelor thesis?

For example, one study examined the question of how easy various occupational therapy tests are to perform.

Did you know, …

… that we visit Europe’s largest rehabilitation trade fair with our students?

This is where you’ll find out about the latest trends as regards aids, wheelchairs and electronic assistance systems.

Did you know, …

… that our students have the opportunity to work on research and development projects?

Our students worked on the launch event for the “Regional Sozial Genial” project (a health promotion project spanning the generations) and looked after target groups of different ages. Project work packages are also assigned as topics for bachelor theses. For example, students created training material for educating knowledge disseminators.

Did you know, …

… that we network with other FH JOANNEUM programmes and promote interdisciplinary collaboration while studying?

You’ll explore Graz from the perspective of a wheelchair user with students from the Energy, Transport and Environmental Management programme.

Did you know, …

… that you have the opportunity to take part in international courses?

Thanks to modern media you can work online on joint tasks together with students on various European occupational therapy courses.

News

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The Master’s question

Anyone wishing to continue studying after completing a Bachelor’s has to address the Master’s question: how to proceed …

15.04.2024 Blog

Science Story: Optimierung von Workflows (Copy)

Science Story: Enabling Action – Promoting Health

Dozentin Brigitte Loder-Fink schreibt über Ergotherapie in Praxis und Forschung.

02.03.2024 Blog

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!

The year is drawing to a close – and we look forward to the next one

21.12.2023 Shortnews

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Open House 2020: FH JOANNEUM Bad Gleichenberg 1

Mar 21

Open House 2025: FH JOANNEUM Bad Gleichenberg

We welcome you to our location in Bad Gleichenberg on March 21, 2025. Learn everything about studying in Southeast Styria …

Projects

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SIMBA: Simulationsbasiertes Lernen in der Ergotherapie-Ausbildung 2

SIMBA: Simulation-based learning in Occupational Therapy Education

The aim of the Erasmus+ funded project SIMBA is the integration of simulation-based learning (SBL) and its evaluation in all phases of occupational therapy education, so that students actively participate in their learning process and feel qualified when they enter the profession as occupational therapists after graduation.

The right nutrition is an important factor for healthy old age.

DIAFIT

An important factor in ensuring a healthy old age, free of discomfort, is the right nutrition. The DIAFIT project examines how an interactive terminal integrated into the kitchen can function as a digital nutritional assistant and help older people maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists change the world – especially for people who have reduced mobility following an accident or illness. The aim is to help them to manage independently at work, at school, in their leisure time and in daily life. What a great idea!

Occupational therapists change the world – especially for people who have reduced mobility following an accident or illness. The aim is to help them to manage independently at work, at school, in their leisure time and in daily life. What a great idea!