Prosthetics and Orthotics
Extended major available in Bachelor of Health Science
If you are creatively or technically-minded and enjoy working with people, consider a career in prosthetics and orthotics. Prosthetists or orthotists work through the whole diverse process in their jobs, from client assessment and care to the design of devices, and to their manufacturing.
Your studies will equip you to assess clients, provide treatment plans and manufacture devices to help address the functional limitations of people resulting from illness, disease or disability.
This extended major will provide you with specialist training in an increasingly high-tech area of health. Take advantage of USC’s expertise in biomechanics, robotics and 3D printing technology, which are becoming increasingly relevant in prosthetics and orthotics.
This is the first and only program in Queensland that allows you to specialise in prosthetics and orthotics.
Career opportunities
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.
Membership
Accreditation is being sought from the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Inc.
Extended major lead
Ben Lucas
Extended Major (11)
Only students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science are eligible to undertake the Prosthetics and Orthotics Extended Major.
For a extended major in Prosthetics and Orthotics, students must successfully complete the following 11 courses:
Required courses (11):
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites | |
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ENG202 | ||||
ENG225 | ||||
HLT221 Human Pathophysiology |
| 12 | Pre: LFS112 or HLT100 and enrolled in Program SC211, SC304, SC306, SC367, SC391, SC392, SC394, SC395, SC346 or UB001 Anti: LFS203 or LFS303 or NUR221 or PAR221 | |
HLT320 Clinical Foundations in Prosthetics |
| 12 | Pre: HLT204 and enrolled in Program SC307 or SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major | |
HLT321 Developing Professional Practice in Prosthetics & Orthotics |
| 12 | Pre: OCC232 and HLT320 and enrolled in Program SC367 or SC307 and a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major | |
HLT322 Clinical Reasoning in Prosthetics & Orthotics |
| 12 | Pre: HLT321 and enrolled in Program SC367 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major | |
HLT323 Advanced Concepts in Prosthetics & Orthotics |
| 12 | Pre: HLT320 and enrolled in Program SC367 or SC307 with a Prosthetics & Orthotics Extended Major | |
HLT324 | ||||
HLT325 | ||||
SPX202 Biomechanics I |
| 12 | Pre: LFS122 | |
SPX322 Biomechanics II |
| 12 | Pre: SPX202 |