MSc Theory Of Podiatric Surgery

This innovative course will provide podiatrists with a theoretical underpinning of podiatric surgery and the opportunity to specialise in surgery.

Podiatric Surgery has developed rapidly over the last 15 years as a post-registration professional development and provides the podiatrist working within the NHS or in private practice the opportunity to extend their scope of practice to include surgical management of foot and ankle pathologies. This course provides the podiatrist with the theoretical underpinning required to pursue this career route. The modular course is a collaborative initiative offered in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University.

EXIT AWARDS: MSc (180 credits) PgDip (120 credits) PgCert (60 credits)
Delivery: You must attend both QMUand Glasgow Caledonian University with
additional online learning

Single Modules: Register as an associate student to study single module sin areas of interest

Duration: Full-time: 1 year Part-time: 3 - 5 years
Start date: September and January
Application deadline: January 2013
Teaching, learning and assessment: A range of student-centred learning methods including tutorials, seminars and experimentallaboratory classes are utilised. Your performance will be assessed by course work, however, modules within the surgical route do require assessment by examination.

Teaching hours and attendance: Each module which you study on campus will require you to attend classes and carry out independent work. Your attendance at QMU will depend on which module you are studying.
Links with industry/professional bodies: The course is approved by the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow, The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SOCAP). On completion of the MSc you will be eligible to apply for a surgical training post. Surgical training posts are not part of the
academic programme of study and are not arranged by either university.