About the course
This Master of Podiatric Surgery (Advanced Clinical Practice) course is the first in England to lead to eligibility to apply for annotation by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a podiatrist practising podiatric surgery. It offers those who have already studied the Theory of Podiatric Surgery MSc an opportunity to enhance their skills and knowledge allowing them to practise in this specialist area.
- The course incorporates the College of Podiatry fellowship training programme.
- It is supported by tutors from the College of Podiatry faculty of podiatric surgery.
- It contains a large placement element consisting of 600 hours per year, providing you with an opportunity to experience real-world scenarios prior to qualifying.
- You will be taught by academics who are all practising clinicians within podiatric practice.
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.
Course detail
Podiatric Surgical Assessment and Diagnosis
This module will focus on pre-operative care in podiatric surgery and will incorporate theoretical principles of podiatric surgical assessment and diagnosis into your clinical practice. It will explore the links between systemic disease processes and possible perioperative complications focusing on the optimisation of these conditions prior to considering surgical intervention.
Podiatric Surgical Treatment Planning
Communication and Consent in Podiatric Surgery
Evaluating Podiatric Surgical Practice
Podiatric Surgery in Practice
Developing Podiatric Surgical Practice
Teaching is delivered through a range of teaching methods including podcasts, practical sessions and group discussions. Assessment will involve a combination of seminar presentations, practical assessments and oral examinations.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria relevant to your course.
Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
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Triple proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2024). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
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We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 23 since 2008 (2024 data).
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We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Read more about academic staff at the University of Huddersfield
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally:
- An MSc in Theory of Podiatric Surgery or an equivalent qualification.
- Be registered as a Podiatrist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and annotated in Prescription only Medicines – Sale/supply (POMS-S) and Prescription only Medicines – Administration (POMS-A).
- Registered Podiatric Surgical Trainee with an appropriate professional body.
- Have written confirmation of a podiatric surgical training post with an appropriately trained surgical tutor/clinical supervisor.
- Have completed a probationary period in this post.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.
Student support
At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.
Important information
Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons