Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Bachelor in Occupational Therapy
Kaunas, Lithuania
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
06 Jul 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,108 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The online application opens on the 1st of November
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor in Occupational Therapy at LSMU trains students in occupational therapy, research basics, and clinical skills. You’ll learn to assess occupational performance, set therapy goals, and deliver interventions across healthcare and community settings. The programme integrates studies, research, and clinical practice within Lithuania’s largest biomedical university, combining Medical and Veterinary Academy resources to support practical training and evidence-based practice.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can apply for a license to practice occupational therapy, provide occupational therapy services, or continue into Masters or PhD studies. Common career paths include hospital therapist, rehabilitation specialist, community practitioner, school-based therapist, private clinician, and researcher.
Occupational Therapy, BSc in Health Sciences, Occupational Therapist
The aim of the study program Occupational Therapy is to educate and train specialists who would have comprehensive knowledge in occupational therapy, the basics of research, and practical skills required for the work of an occupational therapist, for the analysis of a person’s occupational performance, and for the formation of the aims and objectives of occupational therapy.
Year 1
General university education subjects (Introduction to Studies, Professional Language (Latin language, Lithuanian culture), Fundamental subjects in the study field (Management of Health Care System and Scientific Research in OT, Human Occupation and Environment), First aid, Speciality subjects (Theory and Models of OT), PRACTICE I
Year 2
Speciality subjects, General university education subjects (Professional foreign language), Fundamental subjects in the study field (Physiology, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation), PRACTICE II
Year 3
Speciality subjects,(Activity Problems and OT for patients with Mental Disorders, Activity Disorders and OT, OT in Community) General university education subjects (Health and Medicine), PRACTICE III
Year 4
Speciality subjects (Management of Health Care System and Scientific Research in OT, Human Occupation and Environment), PRACTICE IV, V, Preparation and Defence of Bachelor’s Thesis
BSc in Health Sciences, Occupational Therapist
- Apply for a license to practice occupational therapy;
- Continue your education by entering master or PhD programs;
- Provide occupational therapy services.
- Clinical skills developed in the largest clinical hospital in the Baltic States.
- Degree and professional qualification recognized in EU.
- Multicultural environment and student community: international students make up 28 % of the total student population at LSMU.
- Occupational Therapy programme is approved by World Federation of Occupational Therapy.
- Possibility to spend a semester abroad with the Erasmus+ exchange programme.
- Support system for students’ adaptation: mentoring, tutoring and psychological counselling.
- Problem-based learning curriculum, which allows students to solve clinical cases, conduct research, discuss and present hypothetical theories, solutions or recommendations.
- Small groups, i.e. up to 10 students, in clinical courses.