Course summary

• Join a course run in partnership with Sensory Integration Education (SIE).
• Study the neuroscience underpinning sensory integration and processing. 
• Understand the theory and application of Ayres Sensory Integration®.
• Explore sensory integration and processing throughout the lifespan with a range of individuals.

This course is available to occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech and language therapists. You’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to practise as a sensory integration practitioner.

There are multiple start dates of each sensory integration module throughout the year. To work out your most appropriate pattern of study, please contact the collaborative course lead Colette Fegan (c.m.fegan@shu.ac.uk) or the Sensory Integration Education Helpdesk (support@sensoryintegration.org.uk) to talk about your circumstances, funding arrangements and goals for study.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

Each module ensures the perspective of the person and their family (the service user) is at the heart of the learning. You’ll have your own module e-mentor who supports your individual learning needs – plus an online study group offering peer learning support.

You learn through

• online presentations and lectures
• module e-mentor facilitated forum discussions
• quizzes and practical activities
• independent study tasks
• online activities
• clinical hours and reflection

Course leaders and tutors

Colette Fegan

Principal Lecturer

I teach on the MSc Vocational Rehabilitation and I am involved in the delivery of the work based learning module

Applied learning

Work placements

The postgraduate certificate includes 40 clinical hours, which can be completed in your own workplace – or you can arrange to complete them in another suitable environment. 

You’re also supported by mentoring sessions, facilitated by a mentor of your choosing from the SIE register of clinical mentors. In these sessions you’ll develop both your clinical reasoning and intervention skills.

Networking opportunities

You’ll also become a member of Sensory Integration Education’s community of best practice when you start your studies – the Association of Sensory Integration Practitioners (ASIP).

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• healthcare
• social care 
• education 
• third sector organisations 
• private practice 

You could also go on to further study – with either a postgraduate diploma in sensory integration (along with Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner status awarded by SIE) or a Masters in sensory integration.

Where will I study?

You study this course online from any location

Entry requirements

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

Fees and funding

Additional course costs

This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

Legal information

Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.