As a graduate using physical therapy and surgical techniques, you can diagnose and treat heel pain, running injuries, footwear problems and corrections, skin problems, tendon and joint injuries.
You develop knowledge in anatomy, biomolecular science, pharmacology, dermatology, and clinical medicine before completing 1000 hours of professional placement at QUT Health Clinics and external facilities.
You participate in biomechanics/musculoskeletal clinics, sports clinics, diabetes foot complication clinics, paediatric clinics, and general podiatric clinics. An honours program based on GPA is available at the end of second year.
QUT Offer Guarantee: If you achieve an ATAR/QUT selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfied all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Podiatry at QUT.
There are additional course requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. These requirements may have associated costs. Information is available from qut.edu.au/study.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
98.90
90.95
80.10
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
93.30
82.10
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
25
<5*
0
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15
0
8
N/P#
55
Percentage of all students
45.5%
<5*
0.0%
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27.3%
0.0%
14.6%
N/P#
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
Private practice, hospitals, community health centres.
Australian Podiatry Association; Sports Medicine Australia.
4 years Full time