BSc (Hons) Prosthetics and Orthotics
Course Overview
This four-year degree is the UK's only Category 1 ISPO-accredited program, designed to train skilled professionals in rehabilitating patients through the design and application of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Students benefit from a curriculum that integrates extensive clinical experience from the first year with access to state-of-the-art technology. Graduates are highly sought after by leading employers in the NHS and the global medical technology industry.
Key Program Highlights
- Ranked 2nd in the UK for Medical Technology (Complete University Guide 2021)
- Gain hands-on clinical experience with patients in every year of study
- Access cutting-edge facilities, including a video gait analysis system and a milling machine with a robot arm
- One of only two UK degrees approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Excellent graduate employment prospects with leading NHS trusts and global medical device companies
Course Overview
This four-year degree is the UK's only Category 1 ISPO-accredited program, designed to train skilled professionals in rehabilitating patients through the design and application of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Students benefit from a curriculum that integrates extensive clinical experience from the first year with access to state-of-the-art technology. Graduates are highly sought after by leading employers in the NHS and the global medical technology industry.
Key Program Highlights
- Ranked 2nd in the UK for Medical Technology (Complete University Guide 2021)
- Gain hands-on clinical experience with patients in every year of study
- Access cutting-edge facilities, including a video gait analysis system and a milling machine with a robot arm
- One of only two UK degrees approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Excellent graduate employment prospects with leading NHS trusts and global medical device companies
Requirements
Modules
- Principles of Prosthetic & Orthotic Design 1
- Introduction to Health Service Research
- Human Biological Science 1
- Foundations for Interprofessional Practice
- Prosthetics & Orthotics Professional & Technical Skills
- Prosthetic & Orthotic Science 1
- Professional Skills for Healthcare 2
- Human Biological Sciences 2
- Principles of Prosthetic and Orthotic Design 2
- Prosthetics and Orthotics Science 2
- Elective Class
- Human Biological Science 3
- Principles of Prosthetic and Orthotic Design 3
- Prosthetics and Orthotic Science 3 with Applied Health Service Research
- Prosthetics/Orthotics Clinical Placement
- Prosthetics/Orthotics Clinical Placement 2
- Project
- Upper Limb Prosthetics
- Hip, Knee & Ankle Disarticulation Prosthetics
- Lower Limb Prosthetic Design
- Orthotic Management of Spinal Deformity
- Orthotic Management of Neurological Conditions
- Clinical Governance
- Clinical Gait Analysis
- Orthotic Management of the Diabetic Foot
- Paediatric Prosthetics
