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Occupational therapy is a unique career where you can enable people to improve their health and wellbeing and enjoy higher quality of life through preventing and overcoming barriers to participation in the everyday activities they value.
The BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy can be studied full-time over 3 years or part-time over 4 years. It will provide you with an understanding of the science and artistry of occupational therapy. Develop the unique skillset needed to be a successful occupational therapist, including leading activity-based therapy, rehabilitation, communication skills and more. Plus, gain experience and expertise on a variety of practice placements outside of the university, and in our special Occupational Therapy Labs and their simulated living spaces and artistic intervention tools.
Why study Occupational Therapy at LSBU?
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- Ranked 1st in London for Occupational Therapy (Complete University Guide 2025). Graduates from this course are now working as Professional Occupational Therapists and as Medical Occupational Therapists at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Greenwich Hospital.
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- Our Occupational therapy course is delivered through a hybrid learning approach, using a wide variety of teaching and assessment methods to tailor for diverse learning needs.
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- Professional accreditation: we’re accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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- Professional links: this course can enable you to become a registered occupational therapist, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
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- Work placements across a variety of clinical settings, such as NHS acute Trusts, community placements and the independent sector.
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- 100% of LSBU Occupational Therapy students said it was easy to contact teaching staff when they needed to (National Student Survey 2024)
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- Students on this course could be eligible to receive a non-repayable amount of up to £11,000 per academic year with the NHS Learning Support Fund.
Student Story
“The tutors are very kind, and I received a lot of support from my personal tutor and the Disability and Dyslexia Service. The range of experience both at university and on the placements has been valuable and I have learnt so much about myself.”