3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
This program is the first and only program in Queensland that allows students to specialise in this area. Prosthetists and orthotists work with people who have amputations, musculoskeletal weaknesses, or neurological conditions, throughout the varied process of treatment.
In this program students will gain specialist training in an increasingly advanced and dynamic area of health. They’ll learn to provide innovative, compassionate, and client-centred care to help address the functional
limitations of people, resulting from illness, disease, or disability. They’ll develop skills, through study and clinical placements, to enter the profession and help break down barriers for people living with disability. For more information, visit Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics at UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast.
UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast
Before undertaking workplace learning, students must obtain a Blue Card, comply with the Vaccination Preventable Disease requirements and may be required to undergo a criminal history check or other discipline-specific mandatory checks; refer to institution. You are required to possess a current First Aid and CPR Certificate to be able to participate in placement. The Inherent Academic Requirements of a program are those fundamental skills, capabilities and knowledge that students must be able to demonstrate in order to achieve the essential learning outcomes of the program, while maintaining the academic integrity of that program. For information, visit Inherent Academic Requirements on the UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast website.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast and for this course, refer to UniSC – University of the Sunshine Coast’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
93.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
95.00
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
82.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
84.00
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
68.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
70.00
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.
Number of students
11
Percentage of all students
30.6%
Number of students
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<5*
Number of students
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Number of students
N/P#
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Number of students
0
Percentage of all students
0.0%
Number of students
9
Percentage of all students
25.0%
Number of students
8
Percentage of all students
22.2%
Number of students
36
Percentage of all students
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
Clinical Prosthetist and/or Orthotist. The profession is prominent within public and private hospital settings, community based organisations, aged care facilities, the private health sector and academic arena. Services that may include allied health, rehabilitation and assistive technology services, are delivered across the entire age spectrum; resulting in services within the primary, secondary and tertiary care sectors.
Australian Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA)