BSc Podiatry

Comments about BSc Podiatry - At the institution - Huddersfield - West Yorkshire

• Objectives
  Podiatrists are specialists responsible for the care of the lower limb and foot. Expected to manage podiatric conditions from birth to old age, they are trained to recognise and diagnose systemic and local conditions affecting the foot and leg. Podiatrists work as part of the health care team, in hospitals, health centres, private practice or the commercial sector.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements We welcome applications from people of all ages. You will normally offer 220 UCAS tariff points including three 6-unit awards at grade BCC (or equivalent 6 or 12-unit awards) one of which is Biology, Human Biology or Sports Studies. Key skills and General Studies are not counted towards the tariff score. Alternatives include higher education access courses, BTEC courses or an Open University course.
• Academic title
  BSc Podiatry
• Course description
  Course Structure
  
  The whole curriculum is focused on the practice of podiatry. You will study the following subjects over three years full-time, or 4.5 years part-time:
  
  Year 1
  
  Clinical Podiatry 1
  Health Promotion
  Enquiry and Professional Development
  Physiology for Health Care Practitioners
  Lower Limb Structure and Function
  
  Year 2
  
  Podiatric Theory
  Clinical Podiatry 2
  Research for Allied Health Professionals
  Medicine for Podiatrists
  Podiatry and the NHS
  
  Year 3
  
  Core modules:
  
  Research Project
  Podiatry and the High Risk Patient
  Advanced Therapeutics
  Diagnosis and Management
  
  Option modules:
  Select two from
  
  Starting in Private Practice
  Care for the Older Person
  The Foot in Diabetes
  Dermatology for Podiatrists
  Paediatric Care and Management
  Clinical Governance
  Law for Health Care Practitioners
  Wound Care
  Lower Limb Pathology and Care after Amputation
  Health Economics
  Sports Injuries for Podiatrists