Podiatry (with Foundation Year)

What is podiatry like at UEL? Podiatrists study the structure and function of the whole body and specialise in the foot, ankle and lower limb. On graduating with a degree in podiatry, you will be a qualified healthcare professional making your own clinical decisions. You will be ready to work alone or as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of problems affecting the lower limb.

Learn about anatomy, physiology and pathology and how the body reacts to illness and injury
Learn from our state-of-the-art Hospital and Primary Care Training Hub. This facility reflects the patient journey, from A&E, Intensive Care and Home environments.
Undertake clinical placements in hospitals across London and east of England.
Accredited by the Royal College of Podiatry

Year 1: Podiatric Practice 1 (Core), Podiatric Anatomy and Physiology 1 (Core), Podiatric Pathology (Core), Professional Practice (Mental Wealth) (Core), Practice based learning 1 (Core), Podiatric Anatomy and Physiology 2 (Core)

Year 2: Podiatric Practice 2 (Core), Podiatric Pathology 2 (Core), Practice Based Learning 2 (Core), Research Methods (Core), Podiatric Pharmacology (Core), Musculoskeletal Podiatry (Core)

Year 3: Research Governance and Leadership (Core), Practice-Based Learning 3 (Core), Podiatric Practice 3 (Core), Complex Patients 1 (Core), Complex Patients 2 (Core), Practice Based Learning 4 (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

The module assessments have been designed to be inclusive and enable you to demonstrate the learning outcomes for each module and cumulatively the overall programme learning outcomes. A wide variety of assessment strategies will be used to promote your learning, including practical OSCEs, vivas, coursework, online assessments and presentations. As this is a professional clinical podiatry course, the emphasis is on face-to-face assessments.

Year 1: Practical/oral exam 33%.
Year 2: Clinical Placement 17%; Coursework 33%; Written exam 28%; Practical/oral exam 22%.
Year 3: Clinical Placement 33%; Coursework 30%; Practical/oral exam 37%.

You'll always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days.

YEAR 1: Work-based assessment 10%, Coursework 56%, Practical 33%
YEAR 2: Work-based assessment 17%, Coursework 33%, Written Exam/Timed Assessment 28%, Practical 22%
YEAR 3: Work-based assessment 33%, Coursework 30%, Practical 37%

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Health and Care Professions Council