You are looking for a degree program in which you can combine your interests in medicine and social sciences. You display great empathy in your interaction with people of all ages and act based on the client's wishes. Your practical skills, your technical understanding and your spatial imagination will help you to implement the suitable tools or make the appropriate adjustments to the environment. You have the ability for careful consideration and think analytically when observing movement processes and take the limits of movement into consideration. You enjoy working independently with people in their social environment and in an interdisciplinary intersection.

The FH Campus Wien is characterised by extensive expertise and a large network. FH Campus Wien is the only university of applied sciences in Austria to train all seven legally regulated upper-level medical-therapeutic-diagnostic professions as well as midwifery. An important partner in the areas of education, research and development is the Vienna Healthcare Association. There is also a close cooperation with the Professional Association Ergotherapy Austria. At our attractive main location, you benefit from our modern infrastructure, which also includes functional rooms in which living situations such as kitchen, bathroom or dining area are simulated and variety of aids help you to practise in role plays. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to join a professional community across disciplines. There is great potential in research projects at the interface between health and technology and practical relevance is guaranteed when we organise one of our freely accessible lecture evenings with top-class experts as part of the Campus Lectures.

You will become acquainted with the complexity of human behavior as a result of the interaction between people, environmental and activity.

• You will deal with models and theories of occupational therapy.
• You will learn about therapeutic applications and processes in various disciplines and professions.
• You will acquire fundamentals of medicine and social science.

• You will select between different specializations:
  • Case management
  • Community-based rehabilitation
  • Health promotion

• Furthermore, you will acquire practical experience in 28 weeks of internships

Only with this degree program is it possible to practice the profession of occupational therapist. The MTD Act is the basis for this degree program. Occupational therapy is applied in all areas of health and social services. As part of the therapy you will analyze everyday actions and modify processes individually according to the existing functions and impairments. You will train the skills that are required to execute the actions. In addition, it may be necessary to use tools and adjust the environment to the client's needs. Many occupational therapists also work in prevention. A classic example is the ergonomically designed workplace. In rehabilitation, you will play a significant role in helping clients, who for example have had an accident or stroke, to cope with life as well as possible on their own. Health promotion begins in kindergarten: You will work with development screenings and offer appropriate therapy measures, you will work with offers for healthy behavior in daily life or you will already be involved in the spatial planning to help design child-friendly kindergartens and schools that promote development. In health promotion you will also speak to senior citizens to raise awareness for example of fall and barrier-free living in old age. Outpatient activities are becoming more and more important in occupational therapy. The degree program provides a strong foundation together with practical work experience and continuing training to manage teams or work independently. You can also choose to pursue a career in research.

• Higher education entrance qualification:
  • School leaving certificate from a secondary school or a secondary technical school.
  • Secondary school vocational certificate (Berufsreifeprüfung)
  • Equivalent certification from abroad

• University entrance qualification examination (Studienberechtigungsprüfung)

• Relevant professional qualification with auxiliary examinations
• Additional proficiency tests:
  • First aid course (at least 16 hours, within the last year)
  • Proof of good repute
  • Proof of medical fitness

• Regulation for the admission of third country citizens
• Information for applicants with non-Austrian (school) certificates

Equivalence is determined by international agreements, validation or in individual cases a decision by the head of the academic section.

with an examination subject of biology. Information and institutes that offer courses to prepare for the university entrance qualification examination can be found on the portal Erwachsenenbildung.at of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
English 2 is recommended as an elective, since by the start of the program at the latest you will have to prove you possess the appropriate English skills.

You have acquired the relevant professional qualification with a degree in health care and nursing or medical technical services, or the completion of a college for social services or an apprenticeship as an orthopedic technician.

There are 30 places available in the bachelor's degree program in Occupational Therapy each year. The ratio of places to applicants is currently around 1:10,5.

To apply you will require the following documents:

• Birth certificate
• Proof of citizenship
• School leaving certificate / university entrance qualification examination (Studienberecthigungsprüfung) / verification of professional qualifications
• Letter of motivation
• CV in table form

Please note
It is not possible to save incomplete online applications. You must complete your application in one session. Your application will be valid as soon as you upload all of the required documents and certificates. In the event that some documents (e.g. references) are not available at the time you apply, you may submit these later via email, mail or in person by no later than the start of the degree program.