Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

Equips you to assess and design interventions for persons of all age groups with developmental delays, differential diagnoses and functional deficits, using activity as the treatment method. The first year is mainly at the Stellenbosch campus and the rest at Tygerberg, followed by a year of community service before HPCSA registration.

Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences | Duration: Four years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Occupational Therapy (theory and practice), Psychology, Sociology, Special Physics, Industrial Psychology, Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology for Allied Health Sciences and Research Methodology in Occupational Therapy.

Career pathways

Employment in hospitals, private practice, community clinics, industries, schools for children with special needs, rehabilitation centres, special units and insurance companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC/IEB or equivalent aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Life Orientation); Mathematics 50%; Life Sciences 50%.

Domestic applicants: ZAR 74,210 a year (2025). Estimated 2025 study fee for the first year of study (listed as 'BOccTher'), per the SU Yearbook Part 3 student fees; for South African and permanent-resident students; includes module costs per SU; excludes textbooks, society dues, residence and house fe Source

Undergraduate applications and residence applications close on 31 July. Applications for the 2027 intake open on 1 April. The Diploma in Public Accountability closes on 15 December. Applications for financial assistance at SU close on 30 September.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://www.su.ac.za/en/apply/undergrad

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