Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine
Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrists are best known for treating problems that people commonly experience with their feet, but they are increasingly playing an important role in addressing chronic conditions, such as diabetes. As a podiatrist, your patients can range from children to active sportspeople to the ageing. Western Sydney University offers podiatry as…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Podiatrists are best known for treating problems that people commonly experience with their feet, but they are increasingly playing an important role in addressing chronic conditions, such as diabetes. As a podiatrist, your patients can range from children to active sportspeople to the ageing.
Western Sydney University offers podiatry as a Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine degree, which delivers career-ready graduates and is delivered jointly by Western Sydney University (WSU) and the University of Newcastle (UON).
Approximately 1,000 hours of clinical education is provided at the University’s clinical training facility and at external placement sites, including one week of placement in the second year, two weeks in the third year and 16 weeks in the fourth year. This experience focuses on providing extensive clinical practice prior to graduation.
As a fourth year student you will complete a professional practice program that explores aspects of clinical practice for a professional career, focusing on professional, technical, industrial and topical legal issues of complex cases. All clinical placements will occur during normal work hours of the various clinical facilities.
Students are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and related expenses during clinical placements which are located in metropolitan and rural areas of NSW.
If you enrol in the four-year Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine but decide to leave at the end of the third year, assuming you have successfully completed all of the first three years, you may be eligible to be awarded a Bachelor of Health Science if you have met all the requirements
Professional accreditation
Our graduates are eligible to register with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. This program has been accredited by Australia and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council (ANZPAC).
Your career
As a Podiatric Medicine graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
Sports podiatry
Paediatrics
Teaching
Academia and Research
Management
REQUIREMENTS
Students must have Successful completion of Year 12 or an equivalent qualification
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 overall score, minimum 6.5 in writing and reading, 7.0 in speaking and listening; TOEFL internet-based: Total score 94
Writing and Reading 24; Speaking and Listening 23; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 65 overall; minimum 58 in writing and reading, 65 in listening and speaking.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Western Sydney University is located in New South Wales and operates out of 13 accessible campuses across Sydney (Bankstown, Liverpool City, Campbelltown, Sydney City, Sydney Olympic Park, Parramatta, Parramatta City, Westmead, Penrith and Hawkesbury). The student body numbers more than 35,000. With a mix of modern high rise and heritage buildings, equipped with technology-enabled learning facilities, libraries, research facilities, and studios, the University covers a wide range of academic programs including the School of Business, School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, School of Education, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, School of Health Sciences, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Psychology, School of Science, School of Social Sciences and the Graduate Research School.
