Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Podiatry with Foundation Year

Overview

This BSc (Hons) Podiatry with Foundation Year course is a 4-year course that will give you the practical skills and knowledge to become a specialist health professional, caring for people with foot and lower limb conditions.

Why choose this course?

The BSc (Hons) Podiatry course enables you to develop the knowledge and skills to become a safe, competent and effective podiatry practitioner. Upon successful completion of the course you can apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council to practice as a podiatrist.

What happens on the course?

The course is designed to help you develop the skills and attributes to meet the varied aspects of the role of the podiatrist. Theoretical underpinning is supported by experiential learning opportunities through clinical simulation and placements in the NHS, private practice and industry.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Ethics
• Factors Affecting Health
• Interprofessional Working
• Introduction to Higher Education
• Introduction to the Human Body
• Preparing for a professional course

Year 2

• Clinical skills 1
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research Level 4
• Foundations of Podiatric practice
• Functional Anatomy and physiology of the lower limb
• Human physiology for podiatrists
• Professionalism Level 4

Year 3

• Clinical skills 2
• Level 5 Evidence Informed Practice
• Musculoskeletal pathology for podiatrists
• Pharmacology & Local anaesthesia for Podiatrists
• Podiatric pathology
• Professionalism Level 5

Year 4

• Clinical skills 3
• Complex podiatry patients
• Contemporary Podiatric Practice
• Evidence Informed Practice Level 6
• Preparing for Entering the Profession
• Professionalism Level 6

Potential Career Paths

• Registered podiatrist
• Specialist areas like surgery or orthotics
• Further specialist training to work in areas such as nail surgery, diabetes, and wound care
• Set up your own practice
• Further study for a Master’s (MSc) or PhD and move into research or teaching.
• Ministry of Defence rehabilitation
• NHS management/Head of Service/Senior Management
• Academia/research PhD
• Industry/technical advisor/sales
• Working with specialist patient groups, for example, dancers and elite athletes to name but a few.
• Biomechanics - sports injuries or child foot healthcare
• Forensic podiatry
• Nail surgery
• Orthotic manufacture
• Podiatric surgery
• Rehabilitation
• Wound care

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• At our Walsall Campus we have new, expanded clinical skills laboratories, providing a safe, non-threatening environment for teaching and practice.

Course Fees and Finance

• Location | Mode | Fee | Year
  • Home | Full-time | £9250 per year |
  • Home | Full-time | £9535 per year |

Entry Requirements

• Prepare for foundation pathway:
  • Applicants who wish to access this course will be required to attend and pass a compulsory one day Prepare for foundation programme.
• Interview:
  • If you are successful in passing this programme, you will be required to attend a virtual interview with faculty staff.
• GCSE requirements:
  • You are required to hold GCSE English language and maths grades 9-4/A*-C or equivalent.
• Equivalency Test:
  • If you have not achieved your Level 2 qualifications, you are eligible to take our University equivalency tests.
• Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Check:
  • Due to the professional nature of some of our courses you may also be required to complete a Declaration of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Who accredits this course?

• Health and Care Professions Council, the (HCPC)
• Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a chiropodist/podiatrist.

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):
  • By studying an undergraduate or postgraduate pre-registration programme you are eligible for a Tuition Fee loan. of up to £9,535.
• Changes for EU students:
  • The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes.
• NHS Learning Support Fund
  • All eligible nursing , midwifery and most allied health professionals' students on pre-registration courses will also receive a Training Grant of at least £5,000 per year that is not means-tested and will not have to be repaid.
• Additional funding:
  • The Learning Support Fund also offers students additional support while studying for their degree. This includes:
    • Additional travel and accommodation costs to clinical placements over their normal daily travel costs
    • An exceptional hardship fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year

Contact us

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How We Compare

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  • 38%say staff value students views and opinions about the course
  • 50%of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
  • 76%in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

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