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Bachelors Courses<br />
The Bachelors degree courses are four-year,<br />
full-time, pr<strong>of</strong>ession-ori<strong>en</strong>ted courses in which<br />
the placem<strong>en</strong>t is a compulsory compon<strong>en</strong>t. The<br />
main compon<strong>en</strong>t <strong>of</strong> the course is called the<br />
major. Besides the placem<strong>en</strong>t <strong>and</strong> the major you<br />
will be free to specialise or broad<strong>en</strong> your interests<br />
<strong>and</strong> skills by choosing a minor. In g<strong>en</strong>eral,<br />
it takes 1 semester to finish a minor. All degree<br />
courses described in this chapter are taught in<br />
Dutch. Additionally, some degree courses are<br />
taught in German.<br />
A graduate <strong>of</strong> a pr<strong>of</strong>ession-ori<strong>en</strong>ted Bachelors<br />
course is suffici<strong>en</strong>tly equipped to be able to<br />
work at a high level, but can also progress to a<br />
Masters course.<br />
INSTITUTE <strong>of</strong> HEALTH studies (IHS)<br />
The Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> (IHS) aims to contribute to the<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> life <strong>and</strong> health <strong>of</strong> people by training pr<strong>of</strong>essionals,<br />
conducting research <strong>and</strong> realizing social services. The goal is to<br />
train future pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in a compet<strong>en</strong>ce-ori<strong>en</strong>ted curriculum,<br />
in which the stud<strong>en</strong>t <strong>and</strong> his or her developm<strong>en</strong>t in the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional field is the focal point. IHS educates pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
for the medical <strong>and</strong> social domain.<br />
Bachelors courses<br />
• Occupational Therapy<br />
• Physiotherapy<br />
• Speech <strong>and</strong> Language Therapy<br />
• Nutrition <strong>and</strong> Dietetics<br />
• D<strong>en</strong>tal Hygi<strong>en</strong>e<br />
Occupational Therapy<br />
As an occupational therapist you advise <strong>and</strong> guide people<br />
with a disability to function in daily life. You assist them in<br />
structuring their daily lives - living, working <strong>and</strong> spare time -<br />
as effici<strong>en</strong>tly as possible <strong>and</strong> you make it possible for them to<br />
function in these fields. This <strong>en</strong>ables people with a physical or<br />
m<strong>en</strong>tal disability to realize their dreams for the future. The focal<br />
points <strong>of</strong> the HAN’s degree courses Occupational Therapy are<br />
<strong>en</strong>trepr<strong>en</strong>eurship in occupational therapy, transformation<br />
selfmanagem<strong>en</strong>t interv<strong>en</strong>tions <strong>and</strong> the role <strong>of</strong> Occupational<br />
Therapy <strong>and</strong> practice-based research.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional opportunities<br />
You work as a therapist or counsellor for cli<strong>en</strong>ts, as a coach<br />
for people involved in the cli<strong>en</strong>t system <strong>and</strong> as an advisor <strong>of</strong>,<br />
for example, institutions <strong>and</strong> the business sector. Your field<br />
<strong>of</strong> activity ranges from traditional fields such as rehabilitation
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