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Overview
Course Overview
The Master of Podiatry Practice prepares you for advanced clinical practice in the profession of podiatry. Podiatrists are health professionals who deal with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and surgical conditions of the feet and lower limbs. This course is a graduate-entry course whereby you are required to have completed an undergraduate degree from a recognised tertiary education institution prior to entry. Graduate students with the appropriate qualifications will be provided a means of entry to the profession of podiatry by undertaking an accelerated course of study. Completed over five academic terms this course emphasises the integration of previous skills and knowledge with the principles and practice of podiatry. The course is demanding and requires you to be focused on intensive study and also be available for associated clinical placement between terms. On successful completion, you will be eligible to apply for registration to practice as a podiatrist (subject to external accreditation with Australia and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council).
Career Information
Podiatrists can work across diverse settings in both rural and urban areas including hospitals, multidisciplinary health clinics, community health centres, private practice, as well as in research and development.
Course Details
| Duration | 1.66 years full-time |
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| Credit Points that Must be Earned | 120 |
| Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
| Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
| Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
| Qualification (post nominal) | MPodPrac |
| AQF Level | Level 9: Masters Degree (Coursework) |
Admission Codes
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry Requirements
This is a graduate-entry course and students are required to have completed, within the last ten years, an undergraduate health-related course (or equivalent) at Bachelor degree level and achieved a Grade Point Average (GPA) equal to or greater than 5.0 (credit average) to be eligible for entry into the course. If places remain available, applicants with a GPA between 4.5 and 5.0 will be considered. It is a pre-requisite that applicants have also completed at least one tertiary level unit in each of the following areas: human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, psychology, and research methods or evidence based practice.
International Students
Refer to the international student section
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Course Features
Awards and Accreditation
| Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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| Exit Awards | Not applicable |
| Professional Accreditation | Not applicable |
| Learned Society Accreditation | Not applicable |
Residential School Requirements
No Residential School for this course.
Practicum/Work Placement
| PODI20002 - Internal Clinical Placement: 40 hours; plus External Clinical Placement: 80 hours. |
| PODI20008 - Internal Clinical Placement: 96 hours; plus External Clinical Placement: 40 hours. |
| PODI20017 - Internal Clinical Placement: 96 hours; plus External Clinical Placement: 160 hours. |
| PODI20014 - Internal Clinical Placement: 24 hours. |
| PODI20006 - Internal Clinical Placement: 16 hours. |
| PODI20013 - Internal Clinical Placement: 192 hours; plus External Clinical Placement: 40 hours. |
| PODI20012 - Internal Clinical Placement: 144 hours; plus External Clinical Placement: 80 hours. |
Predicted Enrolments
| Year | Number of Students |
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| First Year | 15 |
| Second year | 20 |
| Third Year | 25 |
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1. Demonstrate advanced professional knowledge of podiatry practice
- 2. Practice podiatry within the scope of the profession
- 3. Display advanced communication skills with diverse audiences
- 4. Integrate knowledge, skills and professional attitudes through the use of clinical evidence and expert judgement in providing patient-centred care
- 5. Reflect critically on research-based principles of learning and/or professional practice to continuously improve practice
- 6. Work with high-level personal autonomy and/or collaboratively
- 7. Incorporate social responsibilty for primary health care and respect for diversity in professional practice.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice | |||||||
| 2. KNOWLEDGE Have an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning | |||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship | |||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice | |||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level | |||||||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences | |||||||
| 7. SKILLS Have technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship | |||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning | |||||||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use high level personal autonomy and accountability | |||||||
| 10 APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship. | |||||||
Course Structure
In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
Core Structure
| Number of units: 18 | Total credit points: 120 |
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Students are required to complete 18 core units and approximately 1000 hours of combined internal and external clinical placement throughout the course.