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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

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Bachelor of Podiatry

  • Bachelor

Diagnose and treat foot and lower limb conditions. You'll undertake more than 1000 hours of clinical placement and the employment opportunities are excellent.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
425222, 077686F
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
ATAR
81

About this course

Highlights
  • Be job ready with 1,000 hours of clinical experience off-campus and in the on-campus QUT Podiatry Clinic.
  • Excellent job prospects and careers in private practice, sports podiatry, podiatric medicine and surgery and rehabilitation.
  • Study human anatomy, biomolecular science, pharmacology, dermatology, clinical gait analysis, rehabilitation medicine and therapy.
  • For health science, human movement, nursing or biomedical science graduates: consider the Bachelor of Podiatry - Graduate entry.
Highlights
  • Be job ready with 1,000 hours of clinical experience off-campus and in the on-campus QUT Podiatry Clinic.
  • Excellent job prospects and careers in private practice, sports podiatry, podiatric medicine and surgery and rehabilitation.
  • Study human anatomy, biomolecular science, pharmacology, dermatology, clinical gait analysis, rehabilitation medicine and therapy.
  • For health science, human movement, nursing or biomedical science graduates: consider the Bachelor of Podiatry - Graduate entry.
  • This course is accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council. Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.
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Entry requirements

Overseas qualifications

QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

English language proficiency

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
  • PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
  • TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better and other subscore below 20
  • Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

Podiatrists diagnose and treat a wide range of foot and related lower limb conditions. Podiatrists analyse the way people walk or run and correct foot and lower limb problems that can sometimes cause pain elsewhere in the body such as the knees. They may use orthotic devices to correct alignment and assist with walking difficulties provide physical therapy for rehabilitation of sports injuries or correct some foot problems using minor surgical techniques. They also care for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis.

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Career pathways

Honours pathway

At the end of the second year of study in this course you will have the option to apply for the Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours). This allows you to complete an honours research project that extends your knowledge of the professional field offering a competitive advantage in your career. Entry to the program is competitive and based on grade point average. On entry to the course you will retain all of the credit you have successfully completed in the Bachelor of Podiatry and will complete a further two years of full-time study.

Careers and outcomes

Podiatrists often work with other health professionals in hospitals establish a private practice or train as a podiatric surgeon. Other careers include paediatric podiatry sports podiatry high-risk podiatry community health or research.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council. Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia and membership of the Australian Podiatry Association and Sports Medicine Australia.

With additional postgraduate training podiatrists can apply to the Podiatry Board of Australia and seek authorisation to prescribe scheduled medicines.

Student registration

QUT automatically registers students enrolled in this course with the Podiatry Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

Possible careers
  • Community health officer
  • Podiatrist
  • Rehabilitation professionals
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Course structure

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