Occupational Therapy

Entry requirements

The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).

An interview will be required as part of the admissions process and will be conducted by at least two academic staff members remotely via MS Teams, Zoom, or face to face.

Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement and a research statement.
Please contact your proposed supervisor, where possible, to receive feedback and guidance on your research statement before submitting it. Learn how to prepare a research statement here.

Months of entry

January, April, October

Course content

There are a range of research specialisms in Occupational Therapy which can be seen in the areas we particularly welcome proposals on and supervisors’ areas of expertise. We are interested in projects which expand the evidence base for occupational therapy in physical and mental health and wellbeing, across the lifespan, promoting clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Find out about the exciting research we do in this area. Browse profiles of our experts, discover the research groups and their inspirational research activities you too could be part of. We’ve also made available extensive reading materials published by our academics and PhD students.

Browse the work of subject-relevant research groups

• Human Performance Exercise and Rehabilitation
• Smart Technology Advancements in Health and Rehabilitation
• Kidspace: Key skills and participation in childhood
• Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences
• Health Behaviour Change
• Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments
• Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse

Information for international students

English language requirements

Fees and funding

Brunel offers a number of funding options to research students that help cover the cost of their tuition fees, contribute to living expenses or both. Recently the UK Government made available the Doctoral Student Loans of up to £25,000 for UK and EU students and there is some funding available through the Research Councils. Many of our international students benefit from funding provided by their governments or employers. Brunel alumni enjoy tuition fee discounts of 15%.