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Master of Podiatry (MPod)

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B985

Campuses

On campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Master of Podiatry (MPod)

About

This four-year integrated masters course will provide you with the theoretical understanding and practical skills that you will need to build your flexible and rewarding career as a podiatrist in the NHS or private sector. You will learn advanced practical skills on placement to allow you to develop your podiatric skills as you progress through the course.

Learn from staff with an outstanding reputation for the quality of teaching.

Be equipped with all the knowledge and skills that you require to work as a podiatrist.

Develop your expertise through indepth theoretical learning, clinical placements in each year and the close support of our very experienced staff.

Benefit from the interprofessional working focus of this course. We aim for all our graduates to be confident in their own professional identity and have the additional skills that will allow you to work as an effective multidisciplinary team member.

You will be taught by experienced HCPC registered podiatrists alongside other staff who are professionally and research active in the NHS and private sector. Their applied research and professional links inform the teaching on the course, keeping it up to date with current developments in podiatry and podiatric practice.

Learn real-world podiatry skills on placements within an NHS setting and on other practice-based opportunities with the private and third sector.

In the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, we are ranked in the top 20 UK universities for subjects allied to medicine (19th out of 82).

QMU is ranked 1^st among UK universities for Complementary Medicine (including Podiatry) (Complete University Guide 2023).

You will:

Enhance your critical thinking, research skills and further develop your knowledge of foot and ankle imaging modalities through the modules offered this year.
Continue to broaden your healthcare awareness and challenge your understanding of health education and promotion, as well as develop your key skills in working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Continue to extend and strengthening your knowledge and skill in research.
Continue to link theory and practice during a range of clinical placement opportunities.

Modules

Podiatric Clinical Practice 3
Theoretical and Clinical Approaches to Multidisciplinary Team Working
Diagnostic Investigations for Podiatric Practice
Active Citizenship
Understanding and Appraising the Evidence for Practice
Medicine and Pathology

Disciplines

School of Health Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You will learn in face-to-face and online lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical workshops. There will be a mix of classroom and online learning. Outwith timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue your own learning through self-study. You will be assessed by a variety of assessment methods (for example written and practical exams, written assignments, presentations) at the end of each module.

English Program Requirements

The University requires all students to demonstrate sufficient academic English language proficiency to undertake and derive full benefit from their chosen programme of study. This page acts a guide to help you meet the English language requirements for your chosen course.

Students who are not a national of a Majority English Speaking Country, as recognised by the UKVI, must meet the English language requirements of their intended programme of study.

Career

You will:

Enhance your critical thinking, research skills and further develop your knowledge of foot and ankle imaging modalities through the modules offered this year.
Continue to broaden your healthcare awareness and challenge your understanding of health education and promotion, as well as develop your key skills in working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Continue to extend and strengthening your knowledge and skill in research.
Continue to link theory and practice during a range of clinical placement opportunities.

Modules

Podiatric Clinical Practice 3
Theoretical and Clinical Approaches to Multidisciplinary Team Working
Diagnostic Investigations for Podiatric Practice
Active Citizenship
Understanding and Appraising the Evidence for Practice
Medicine and Pathology

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500

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