Flexible osteopathy study options

At the London School of Osteopathy students have the flexibility of studying a degree in osteopathy on a full-time or a part-time basis.

A full-time course takes 3 ½ years or 4 years depending on whether you qualify with an MOst or a BOst. A part-time degree takes 5 years but can be extended to 6 years if a student needs to extend their studies over a longer period.  All students are initially enrolled on the MOst course.

We understand that commitments can change over time so we offer our students the opportunity, at various points during their studies to transfer from a part-time to a full-time course and vice versa.

Studying full-time

Lectures take place between Monday and Friday, where possible contact teaching hours are kept to 3 days per week. In addition students spend time in our clinic gaining all important ‘hands-on’ clinical experience.  In year 1 this will consist of 100 hours per year, increasing to 600 hours in the final year.

For the academic year 2020/2021 one day of teaching will take place in college for practical lectures. Theory lectures are taking place via live online sessions.

Studying part-time

Lectures take place on alternative weekends (Saturday and Sunday) for a total of 18 weekends between September and June. Students spend additional time in our clinic. In year 1 this will consist of 50 hours over the year and then gradually increases to 600 hours in the final year. Our flexible approach to learning extends to your studies within the clinic. Students are given the freedom where possible to select the hours each month they will spend in clinic.

For the academic year 2020/2021 on alternative teaching weekends one day will take place in college with the remaining sessions taking place via live online interactive lectures.

Below is an example of how many hours you will need to allocate per week to each course option in the first year.