Bachelor of Podiatry - Graduate Entry (CS44)
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Course Details
| Course duration (full-time): | 2.5 years |
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| Total credit points: | 384 |
| Standard credit points/full-time semester: | 48 |
| Course coordinator: | Enquiries to podiatry@qut.edu.au; +61 7 3138 2000; |
| Discipline coordinator: | AskQUT |
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au |
| Delivery: | Kelvin Grove |
| CRICOS code: | 077686F |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health |
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Course information
Required vaccinations: The required full Hepatitis B vaccination course and serology test can take from 6 - 9 months to complete and should be commenced as soon as you accept your course offer.
Pre-course workshops: Graduate entry students are required to attend pre-course workshops during Orientation Week.
Registration
QUT automatically registers students enrolled in this course with the Podiatry Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Professional recognition
The course meets the requirements for accreditation by the Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council. Graduates meet the requirements for registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) requires that graduates demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 or equivalent before being considered for professional registration. For further information visit the AHPRA website.
Please refer to the Podiatry Board of Australia for additional information on the Board's Registration Standards.
Graduates have been eligible for registration in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and some European countries and may also become members of the Australian Podiatry Association (APodA) and Sports Medicine Australia (SMA).
Additional costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structure
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSB531 Equivalents: PUB537 | Radiographic Image Interpretation |
| Prerequisites: CSB521 or CSB522 or CSB525 or PUB439 or PUB442. CSB521 or CSB525 can be studied in the same teaching period as CSB531 |
| CSB525 Equivalents: PUB442 | Podiatric Medicine and Clinical Practice |
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| CSB601 | Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics for Health |
| Prerequisites: (LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382 or LQD185) or ((LSB142 or LSB235) and (LQB281 or LSB250 or LSB231)) or (LSB142 and CSB520). (CSB520 or LQB185 or LSB111 or LQB285 or LSB282 or LSB382) can be enrolled in the same study period as CSB601Basic knowledge of body systems, physiology and disease processes is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSB530 Equivalents: LSB584 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Podiatrists |
| Prerequisites: LSB384 or PUB437 or CSB601 |
| CSB532 Equivalents: PUB438 | Medicine |
| Prerequisites: CSB522 or CSB525 or PUB439 or PUB442Corequisites: CSB530 |
| CSB533 Equivalents: PUB539 | Podiatric Medicine 3 |
| Prerequisites: CSB522 or CSB525 or PUB439 or PUB442 |
| CSB538 | Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Prerequisites: (CSB522 and CSB531) or (CSB525) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSH534 Equivalents: PUB639, CSB534 | Podiatric Medicine 4 |
| Prerequisites: CSB533 |
| CSB536 Equivalents: PUB662 | Clinical Therapeutics for Podiatrists |
| Prerequisites: CSB532 and (CSB530 or LSB584)Corequisites: CSH534 |
| CSB539 | Podiatric Anaesthesiology and Surgery |
| Prerequisites: CSB530 and CSB532 and CSB533 |
| CSH600 Equivalents: PUB384, CSB334, CSB600 | Evidence-Based Clinical Practice |
| Prerequisites: CSB111 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSB541 Equivalents: PUB738 | Professional Placement 1 |
| Prerequisites: CSH545 or PUB739. CSH545 can be studied in the same teaching period as CSB541 |
| CSH545 Equivalents: PUB740, CSB545 | Podiatric Medicine 5 |
| Prerequisites: (CSH534 or CSB534) and CSB538 |
| CSH547 Equivalents: CSB547 | Current Theory of Podiatric Medicine |
| Prerequisites: (CSH534 or CSB534) and (CSH545 or CSB545). (CSH545 or CSB545) may be studied in the same teaching period as CSH547. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSB542 Equivalents: PUB838 | Professional Placement 2 |
| Prerequisites: CSB541 and (CSB545 or CSH545) |
| CSB544 Equivalents: PUB862 | Transition to the Clinical Profession |
| Prerequisites: CSB545 or CSH545 |
| CSB549 Equivalents: PUB840 | Podiatric Medicine 6 |
| Prerequisites: CSB545 or CSH545Antirequisites: PUB839 |
| CSB549 has replaced CSB546 | |||