MSc Podiatry

Course Overview

This course has been designed for practicing and newly qualified podiatrists who wish to further their career by expanding their knowledge and skills in the specialist areas within the profession. It provides the opportunity for you to focus on podiatric specialisms including musculoskeletal or management of long-term conditions, as well as enhance your core skills of assessment, diagnosis and management. Through utilising up-to date research evidence, policy documents and a wide range of clinical experience, you will be assisted to further update and develop your clinical practice.

Key Program Highlights

• We are the only university offering a full-time Master's in podiatry, with a placement in musculoskeletal or long-term conditions.
• You will be taught by academics who are all practising clinicians within podiatric practice and researchers in their area of expertise.
• Enhance your core assessment, diagnosis and management skills.
• On the full-time course, you will undertake a clinical practice module, enabling you to develop your clinical practice in the University’s podiatry clinic and out in practice on a 17-week placement.
• The course will assist you to advance your specialist skills through options modules including injection therapy, independent prescribing, diagnostic imaging, wound care and tissue viability.