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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Peel Park
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Peel Park
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Peel Park Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
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Prosthetists provide artificial limbs to assist people who have part or all of a limb missing. Orthotists provide braces and splints to support, correct, or aid the function of people with various conditions of the neurological, muscular and skeletal systems. On this course you will learn how to assess and treat people requiring prosthetic and orthotic care. Prosthetists and Orthotists are highly skilled in biomechanics, human movement and gait analysis. The strong practical elements of this course will be taught in conjunction with relevant theory and background information.You will:Learn how to assess, diagnose and treat people requiring prosthetic and orthotic careGradually acquire a greater depth of learning and increased competency in dealing with people, meeting their needs and deciding on the most effective treatment to offerSpend time in clinical placements where you will get the chance to see real patients wearing their prostheses and orthoses
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
BBBBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
BBB Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
120 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D30M9P6 Grades / Points required
AS:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
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Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DD Grades / Points required
T Level:
D Grades / Points required
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£18,300 per year
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