国产探花

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Course structure

You will study the core areas necessary for professional practice: prescription-only medicines, research skills, podiatric conditions, health psychology, complex conditions and advanced care, leadership, education, and innovation and clinical practice.

This intensive programme runs over 45 weeks per year, for two years. Your time on the course will be balanced between campus-based study and clinical practice.

The course begins in September. Formal lectures are an integral part of the curriculum and you also learn through seminars, student presentations and interactive workshops, some of which will be shared with students on the undergraduate program. You will be assessed through essays, exams, practical reports, presentations and your professional development portfolio.

As a podiatry student you will also share some teaching with students on physiotherapy, occupational therapy and pharmacy courses, allowing you to exchange knowledge and expertise with students from other disciplines.

Your practical placements can be selected from local NHS Trusts and private podiatry practices, allowing you access to specialist podiatry services and international placement opportunities depending on where your wish to develop your interests.

As a student on this course you’ll also get to participate in - hour-long sessions where students come together to listen to stories and share reflections in a supportive and confidential environment. The sessions offer the opportunity to reflect on the emotional aspects of clinical practice and are designed to support students and recent graduates working in complex settings.

Syllabus

Modules

Year 1

• Pre-registration Practice Principles
• Prescription-only Medicines for Podiatrists
• Podiatric Conditions and Patient-centred Care
• Research Skills and Critical Thinking
• Pre-reg Practice Placement 1
• Pre-reg Practice Placement 2

Year 2

• Complex Conditions and Advanced Care
• Leadership, Education and Innovation
• Pre-reg Practice Placement 3
• Pre-reg Practice Placement 4
• MSc Pre-registration Dissertation

Study advice

There are lots of resources to support you with postgraduate level study. Our Build your study and digital skills page contains advice and tips for developing your key skills, alongside guidance on how to make the most out of your learning experience.

For further support and resources make sure to visit the library support pages and our LinkedIn Learning site.

Facilities

As a 国产探花 student podiatrist you will use specialist facilities including:

• a podiatry orthotics manufacturing facility where you will produce high-quality orthotics and insoles for patients as part of the practical element of your course.
• a podiatry simulation suite equipped so that you can learn and practise practical skills before you work with real patients and clients.
• a virtual anatomy lab that houses our 3D anatomy visualisation table.

The facilities are so new that we haven't yet taken photos, but you'll be able to see them when you visit us. You can also get a feel for them by watching the short video and checking out our Falmer campus information.

Meet the team

, Course leader

Rachel is a senior lecturer and has worked at the university since 2013. She qualified as a podiatrist in 1995 from the 国产探花 and completed her MSc at the 国产探花 in 2003. She is a committee member of the local branch of Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.

Rachel has held leadership roles in the NHS specialising for 13 years as the Lead Podiatrist in Wound Care, where she helped to improve documentation standards, implemented the Texas wound classification system into clinical practice and contributed to referral pathways to improve patient care. Rachel has a large amount of experience in treating diabetic foot ulceration including VAC therapy, ulcers related to various connective tissue disorders and hard to heal post-operative wounds. 

Rachel has various research interests and these focus mainly on wound care, microbiology, microgravity research and diabetic wounds. She has just completed the GELL-P project (gravitational effects on lower limb perfusion), which was a research project sponsored by the UK Space agency and the European space agency, investigating changes in blood flow to the lower limb during a parabolic flight.

Course fees

UK students studying nursing, midwifery and some allied health professions subjects receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each academic year. Shortage specialisms, such as podiatry, receive an additional £1,000. Find out more on the .

Funding information

This course is eligible for funding via the Student Loans Company under the same terms and conditions as undergraduate tuition fee and maintenance loans.

Where your course includes a placement, travel costs which are over and above your daily journey to university and dual accommodation costs may be reimbursed by the NHS learning support fund. Additional financial support may available from the NHS.

Fee information for this course for 2025 entry will be updated here no later than December 2024.

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2024–25.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

Find out more

• Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international postgraduate students
• Student finance and budgeting while studying
• About the university’s fees by checking our student contract and (pdf).

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