Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine

Brand new Joint Podiatry Program (JPP) in 2024

Gain a fulfilling and flexible career with this degree.

You will be part of the 4-year Podiatry program delivered jointly with Western Sydney University. You will have the opportunity to apply for the new program component focusing on administering medicine to patients.

The program includes jointly taught podiatry subjects with practical work completed at the student’s home institution.

Podiatrists care for lower limbs, addressing hips, knees, foot and ankle pain that affects all ages and lifestyles. This pain can lead to discomfort in the back and joints by altering how you stand, walk, and run. Podiatrists are crucial for sports injuries, paediatric concerns, diabetes, and more. Due to shortages, the field's demand is strong, as noted on the government's Skills Priority List.

The JPP offers real-life experience under experienced podiatrists' guidance. You'll work in advanced clinics, using modern technologies for diagnosis and treatment. Specialist clinic area will cover surgery, paediatrics, sports injuries, and more.

Course overview

The Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine includes an option for scheduled medicines.

Students taking the option for scheduled medicine will take part in a special clinical program in year 4 designed to develop skills for registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.

As part of your studies you will:

• Learn how to identify and analyse complex health problems within podiatry practice and develop solutions to these problems.
• Learn to work within a multidisciplinary health team to best meet patients’ health needs.
• Undertake rural and regional health placements at our podiatry clinics.
• Develop critical research skills that will set you in good stead for life-long learning as a podiatrist.

There is an option for high-achieving students to embed honours-level research courses over the final 1.5 years of the program. If this option is something you would be interested in, please discuss this with your academics/supervisors in the program. For more information visit here.

Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.

The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.

For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:

• Domestic Applicants
• International Applicants

Overall minimum: 7

Sub test minimum: 7

On completion of this degree, you’ll be able to work in a range of health environments, such as general or specialised podiatry practice (e.g sports podiatry), private and public practices, hospitals, rehabilitation and community health centres, sports clinics, research centres and consultancy.

Graduate Outcome Survey 2020-2022, undergraduate Health Services