the undergraduate course

This is a four-year full-time undergraduate programme leading to a professional and academic qualification in Podiatry.  It extends over four years or eight academic semesters.  The structure of the degree programme introduces, in a defined manner, inter-professional learning in both academic and clinical modules.  It has, as its central focus, the integration of theory with clinical practice with opportunities for inter-professional learning with other health care professionals, for instance occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and doctors.  The overall goal of this programme is to prepare competent, flexible, accountable practitioners, who are capable of lifelong learning.  Preparing students to be flexible and self-directed in learning is considered to be a key outcome of the degree programme as it is recognised that the current rapid pace of change in the health services means the skills of tomorrow will be different from those of today.  It is therefore fundamental that graduates “learn how to learn”.  Lifelong learning is a continually supportive process, which stimulates and empowers individuals to acquire the knowledge, values, skills and understanding they will require throughout their lifetime and develop the capacity to apply these with confidence.

The programme is outlined below:

Year 1

• Introduction to Clinical Studies
• Podiatry Theory 1
• Human Anatomy
• Human Body Function
• Professional Development
• Redefining Health and Wellbeing

Year 2

• Clinical Studies 2
• Podiatry Theory 2
• Pathophysiology
• Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
• Research Methods 1
• Introduction to Pharmacology

  Year 4

• Clinical Studies 4
• Research Dissertation
• Working with Vulnerable Adults
• Orthoses and Footwear
• Contemporary Practice
• Skills for Practice

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