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Prosthetics and Orthotics at Keele University - UCAS

Keele University

Degree level: Postgraduate

Prosthetics and Orthotics (Taught)

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Progress your career within the exciting field of prosthetics and orthotics on our MSc programme. The programme has been carefully designed to reflect current innovation and technology in the field but also the need for evidence-based treatment options. Prosthetics and Orthotics at Keele embraces the challenges of modern healthcare and enables you to develop key clinical skills to become a highly competent Prosthetist and Orthotist who can make a positive impact on people's lives. Why study this course?

  • Study at the only institution in the UK to offer a masters level pre-registration prosthetics and orthotics programme.
  • This programme is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council enabling you to apply to their register upon successful completion of the programme.
  • Study a programme which is supported by the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
  • Learn from experienced clinicians and teaching staff who are nationally and internationally recognised experts in their field
  • Apply your theory to current practice in a range of clinical environments
Our two-year MSc aims to facilitate your development into a highly competent Prosthetist and Orthotist who can confidently assess and treat patients to promote their physical well-being. You will gain the knowledge, skills, behaviours, and values that underpin contemporary prosthetics and orthotics practice, strengthening your competence in applying your skill-set to contemporary clinical practice. You will explore clinical reasoning and the need for decision-making skills that are informed by evidence-based practice to enable you to undertake best practice in partnership with service users and colleagues. Modules in year one focus on core areas such as developing your professional development as a Prosthetist and Orthotist and the various techniques in clinical assessment. You will deepen your understanding of health promotion, primary and secondary prevention, and health behaviour change. We introduce you to the foundations of prescription, technical design, fabrication, and provision of prosthetic and orthotic devices with a focus upon the lower limb. You will learn to apply your knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of a patient with a complex upper limb or spinal condition and evaluate healthcare and evidence-based practice. About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Modules

For information regarding modules for this course, please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

Entry requirements

This degree is designed for; Individuals with a 2:1 undergraduate degree (or above) in an appropriate science or exercise based subject Individuals with a 2:2 undergraduate degree in an appropriate science or exercise-based subject with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience AND evidence of continued professional development (CPD) activity Successful completion of a 2/3-year diploma (or equivalent) in Prosthetics and Orthotics Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview. All offers are normally conditional upon the applicant having a satisfactory Occupational Health assessment, and an enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of a recognised qualification in English language. The minimum score for entry to the Programme is Academic IELTS 7.0 (to include a minimum of 6.5 in each subtest) or equivalent.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

Information relating to the tuition fees and funding options for this course can be viewed on the Keele University website. https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduatestudy/tuitionfeesandfunding
Prosthetics and Orthotics at Keele University - UCAS