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OCT-40021 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

OCT-40021 - Addressing the Occupational Needs of Communities and Populations
Coordinator: Teresa Rushton
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module forms part of the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme at Keele which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for diverse practice settings.
This module offers you the opportunity to consider the occupational and health needs of communities and populations on a global scale and propose equitable occupational therapy services to address these needs nationally or internationally. The module will consider public health, health promotion and prevention strategies for communities and populations and will introduce you to the social constructs and cultures of communities and societies and their complexities.

Aims
This module aims to enable students to identify the health and occupational needs of communities and populations and consider how occupational therapy services can address these needs nationally and internationally.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically analyse the occupational and health needs of communities and populations, nationally and internationally.: 1
critically review initiatives and agendas which are relevant to public health and health promotion strategies.: 1
justify how occupational therapy services could address the occupational and health needs of communities and populations, nationally and internationally.: 1
identify and address the potential challenges to providing an equitable occupational therapy service.: 1

Study hours

40 hours tutor led active learning will include:
~ 20 hours of lectures,
~ 10 hours of workshops,
~ 5 hours seminars and tutorials
~ 5 hours assessment preparation.
110 hours of independent study / guided study and assessment preparation.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Poster weighted 100%
Poster presentation and oral questions (30 minutes).
Within this assessment, students will critically discuss the health and occupational needs of a chosen community and / or population. They will critically review how current agendas and initiatives would support the justification of an occupational therapy service to address the health and occupational needs of the selected community / population. Provide an evidence based service proposal, which critically analyses the potential challenges to providing an equitable occupational therapy service. 30 minutes - 20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questions.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025