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1. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 1 / 24 European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy 1999 Start OT EuroMaster
2001 DVC validation as MSc.
2004 NVAO accreditation as MSc.
2006 Fully legalised by the Dutch ministry of Education and Scienceunder CROHO number 69312
2010 renewd NVAO accredittion as MSc.
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3. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 3 / 24 Occupational Therapist and Occupational Scientist Critical reasoning
Practise is input for research
‘Nothing as practical as a good theory’
(Kurt Lewin)
4. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 4 / 24 Succes What is it like to be an
OT EuroMasters student?
‘What fascinates me, in this combination of contact hours, self study, supervision and exchange from different European countries, is the experience of discovering potential in myself, that I was never aware of before.’
5. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 5 / 24 What is it like to be an
OT EuroMasters student:
‘The pleasure of reading, reflection and writing; experiencing the sense of engagement in occupation.’
‘The European context gave me a broader view of OT, research in OT and developments in OT.’
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8. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 8 / 24 First year, JanuaryEastbourne, UK Exploration of concepts of occupation and research
9. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 9 / 24 First year, AprilNćstved, Denmark Societal and scientific aspects of occupational therapy & occupational science
10. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 10 / 24 First year, SeptemberAmsterdam,the Netherlands Scientific reasoning about human occupation, diversity, culture, and participation
11. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 11 / 24 First year, NovemberWinterthur, Switzerland Evaluating and enhancing occupational performance
12. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 12 / 24 Second year, May Stockholm, Sweden Planning a research project within the body of knowledge of the OT discipline
13. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 13 / 24 Conducting a research project within the occupational therapy discipline
Conduct research
Write thesis
Peer review
Present results
Examination Second Year: ThesisOwn country
14. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 14 / 24 Structure of each module Preparatory work (56 hours)orientation
Class work (80 hours)intensive classes with tutoring and lectures
Assignment (200 hours)papers
15. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 15 / 24 Success rate of this OT Euro Masters Academic output:
One third of the students published in a scientific journal
Approx. 10 % started a PhD study after the OT-EuroMaster, three completed their PhD
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18. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 18 / 24 What employers say about their graduates:
‘It’s good to see how she’s developed as a consequence of the knowledge and skills she acquired during the OT EuroMasters. Given the development of the OT department towards a more research-based way of working, it is just what we needed.’
19. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 19 / 24 What employers say about their graduates:
‘My employee has made impressive advances. She has a much better understanding and many more skills in theory and research methods.’
20. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 20 / 24 Result Attending the
OT-EuroMaster:
A professional step
and
A treasure for life
21. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 21 / 24 Occupational Therapy ‘I never was awarehow special every day activities are.’
‘OT gives me back my meaning in life.’
22. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 22 / 24 Tuition fee
The tuition fee is in total 13,700 euro, paid in four instalments of 3,425 euro
Apply before the 15’ September of each year, by sending in the application form which is available on the Internet
23. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 23 / 24 Admission criteria
Professional and Academic requirements:Bachelor of Science degree in OTOR equivalent
Required skills in English: IELTS score 6.5 OR equivalent
Motivation and portfolio
24. February 2010 www.ot-euromaster.eu 24 / 24 See you at our OT-EuroMasterwww.ot-euromaster.eue.tigchelaar@hva.nl