The University of Buckingham is: - Home of the two-year degree, the University of Buckingham, based in the South East of England, is ranked 6th for Student Satisfaction in the UK (National Student Survey, 2020). - We are proudly independent and not-for-profit, and offer courses in Allied Health, Business, Computing, Education, Humanities, Law, Medicine, Psychology and Security and Intelligence. We are one of the few universities in the UK that offer September and January start dates for almost all of our courses. - Based in Buckingham on a riverside campus, we are only 20 minutes’ from Milton Keynes central station and a short drive from Bicester, Aylesbury, Banbury and Northampton. There is free parking on-site and we are within easy reach of London and Oxford. - Our award-winning small class tutorials ensure every student is known by name and supported throughout their studies, including by dedicated personal tutors. - As pioneers of the two-year degree, we offer a condensed version of the traditional three-year degree, meaning you can gain a full honours degree and complete your studies a whole year earlier. Alternatively, you can complete both your undergraduate and master’s degree with us in just three years: saving you time and money. We also launched the UK’s first private Medical School, which recently secured General Medical Council (GMC) accreditation. The GMC commended us for our ‘excellent professional, academic and pastoral support that extends throughout the University and clinical learning environments’. Our BSc in Podiatric Medicine is a two and a half-year full time undergraduate programme leading to a professional and academic qualification in podiatric medicine. As a podiatrist, our graduates will work as independent clinicians who will identify and analyse complex health problems linked to the foot and lower limbs and develop preventive and corrective solutions to these problems. The course has wide-ranging career opportunities which include addressing biomechanical and developmental issues in children, aiding and facilitating elderly mobility, treating chronic conditions such as diabetes and arthritis that directly impact the foot and lower limbs and treating and managing lower extremity sports and fitness injuries. The course introduces, in a defined manner, inter-professional learning in both academic and clinical modules. It has, as its central focus, the integration of theory with clinical practice with opportunities for inter-professional learning with other health care professionals to provide a comprehensive, excellent, academic and clinical teaching programme with integration of theory into the clinical practice setting. The clinical placements will span the spectrum of podiatric medicine with experience with patients from various medical / surgical disciplines to ensure a high level of quality practice education for students. **This programme is approved by the HCPC.**

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The BSc (Hons.) Podiatric Medicine programme will aim to: Prepare students for the demands of a career in podiatric medicine and the rapidly changing nature of podiatric practice. Allow students to develop a high level of clinical competence, enabling them to meet the requirements of HCPC and be eligible for registration and membership of the professional body in England. To equip students with the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to meet international standards for overseas recognition of the BSc Podiatric Medicine degree in those countries where the BSc is the national standard. Provide a comprehensive, excellent, academic and clinical teaching programme with integration of theory into the clinical practice setting. Provide clinical placements that span the spectrum of podiatric medicine: The clinical teaching programme involves experience with patients from various medical/ surgical disciplines; this ensures a high level of quality practice education for students. Provide a range of clinical placement opportunities within the public and private sectors; offering over 1000 hours of high-quality clinical placements. Provide a student-centred supportive environment in which the students’ knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes are developed and enhanced leading to a high level of clinical competence. Allow opportunity to explore, analyse and critically assess the practice and the role of Podiatric Medicine within local, national and international inter- Professional healthcare settings. This will ensure that the experiences and opportunities in the learning environment are relevant to their future careers and personal development. Prepare students to anticipate, adapt, influence and respond to future changes in service delivery and encourage them to become future educators and leaders of the profession. This preparation is achieved through research strategies, financial, political, and professional and knowledge of management.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: B170

Institution code: B90

Campus Name: Crewe

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

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Student satisfaction : 92%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 55%

Go onto work and study: 95%

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