As a podiatrist, your knowledge and skills related to this branch of medicine will allow you to use your expertise in podiatry to help treat patients and alleviate them from disorders that are associated to the foot, ankle and lower extremity.
The undergraduate degree course in Podiatry provides the adequate knowledge required to make you a professional podiatrist, ranging from subjects such as general anatomy, podiatric dermatology, regional anatomy, renal physiology and haematology, podiatric clinical skills, nail pathologies and podiatric anaesthesia. You will be exposed to both theoretical and practical work, where you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a clinical setting to assist patients with foot problems.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Podiatry undergraduate degree is spread over a period of four years of full-time study.