Entry requirements Duration
4 years full-time
Scottish Higher
BBBC Start date
September 2019
A Level
CCC Delivery
On campus
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2 H3 H3 H3 Awarding body
QMU. Please see the ‘External review’
section on pages 8-10.
International Baccalaureate
28 points
International
IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than
5.5
Required subjects
One science at Higher/A Level or
equivalent, and Eng and Maths at S/Int2/
N5/GCSE.
Mature/ Access
Related Access course — see our
website for details at www.qmu.ac.uk/
college-qualifications
We welcome applications from mature
students with other relevant qualifications
in sciences and/or experience.
Direct Entry
Not available. Relevant HN qualifications
may be considered for entry to Year One.
Other requirements
A satisfactory criminal records check is
also required.
Other information
Exchange opportunities
N/A
Placements
Clinical placements provide the
opportunity to integrate practice with
theory, by working directly with patients.
In Year One, from Semester Two, you will
have a half day NHS placement every
week. In Year Two, you will have two to
three half day NHS placements each
week over the year. In Years Three and
Four, you will have weekly and block
placements in a variety of NHS settings.
Academic staff will arrange and
co-ordinate your placement.
Teaching staff, class sizes and
timetables
Please see ‘How we teach and how
you’ll learn’ section on page 8-10.
Course fees
Please see pages 170-171
Professional registration/accreditation
You must register with the Health and
Care Professions Council
to work as a podiatrist.
COURSE
UCAS
code QUALITY
SATISFACTION
B985
100%
NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY
Careers
Excellent clinical opportunities in the
NHS, private practice for those wishing
to run their own business and
postgraduate research. Recent
graduates have chosen to work in the
following areas: community clinics;
sports medicine; foot surgery;
paediatrics; disease-specific areas (eg
diabetes mellitus, health promotion;
research and clinical audit) and have
taken up employment opportunities in
Canada, Australia, Singapore and
Bermuda.
“I was instantly impressed with the course.
I received constant encouragement and
reassurance from lecturers and I
particularly enjoyed the highly practical
element. I enjoyed how clinical practice
and seminar-based learning coincided
topically with clinical learning —for
example when I learnt about vascular
assessment. I was then guided on
carrying it out on real patients.”
Dale Ross
BSc (Hons) Podiatry
Quick facts
The only UK podiatry course
that offers four years of clinical
practice.
The BSc (Hons) Podiatry is
recognised internationally.
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