Program Overview

MSc Prosthetics & Orthotics

The MSc Prosthetics & Orthotics is one of the few programmes globally that offers a specific degree in prosthetics and orthotics. The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NCPO), within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has an international reputation for quality education within this field. Staff of the NCPO is involved in research and clinical practice both nationally and internationally.

Key Facts

• Start date: September
• Study mode and duration: MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
• Work placement: Visits to local clinical centres
• Guest lectures: Internationally recognised lecturers from WHO and large NGOs

Study with Us

The course combines knowledge of the engineering and medical sciences with advances in technology and practice to generate applications and solutions to clinically relevant problems. Students will undertake a clinically-relevant project in the rehabilitation area of prosthetics and/or orthotics, develop their career as a health professional, and experience laboratory demonstrations, practical exercises, and clinical visits.

Why this Course?

The MSc Prosthetics & Orthotics aims to produce postgraduates with a first degree to be in Prosthetics & Orthotics, who are capable of developing careers in allied health professions and biomedical engineering (research, industrial and NHS). Our learning environment brings together ideas and concepts from science, medicine, and engineering to enable the development of relevant clinical and industrial research.

What You'll Study

Taught classes, laboratory demonstrations, practical exercises, and clinical visits take place during Semesters 1 and 2. MSc students complete a research or development project reported by a thesis.

Course Modules

• Disability & Societal Effects
• Dissertation
• Project
• Medical Science for Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Professional studies in Biomedical Engineering
• Research Methodology
• Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering
• Tissue Mechanics
• Clinical & Sports Biomechanics
• Biosignal Processing & Analysis
• Biomaterials & Biocompatibility
• Cardiovascular Devices
• Haemodynamics for Engineers
• Numerical Modelling in Biomedical Engineering
• Medical Robotics

Learning & Teaching

The course is delivered through lectures, tutorials, practical laboratories, teaching seminars, networking events, and career support sessions.

Assessment

Methods of assessment include written assignments, exams, presentations, and individual projects.

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements: Normally a first-class or second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in prosthetics and orthotics.
• English language requirements: If English is not your first language, please visit our English language requirements page for full details of the requirements in place.

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £11,900
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £11,900
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £31,100
• Available scholarships: Take a look at our scholarships search for funding opportunities.

Careers

This Masters degree in Prosthetics & Orthotics is planned to afford the graduates the ability to consider and evaluate prosthetic and orthotic clinical practice with an evidence-based approach. Future careers would include education, prosthetic & orthotic healthcare management, and clinical research. Our students have progressed to managerial or specialist clinical roles, and many are educators who will facilitate learning for new practitioners within their home country.