Extended major
Available in the Bachelor of Health Science
Take a tour of our Prosthetics and Orthotics lab
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
The Prosthetics and Orthotics Extended Major is fully accredited by the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) Inc.
Extended major lead
For more information about studying Prosthetics and Orthotics at USC, please contact:
Brian Delaney
Senior Lecturer, Prosthetics and Orthotics
bdelaney@usc.edu.au
Adam Holden
Lecturer, Prosthetics and Orthotics
aholden@usc.edu.au
Extended Major (10)
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 10 courses:
Required courses (10)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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HLT204 Creative Production | |||
OCC202 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre | |||
OCC232 Writing for Screens | |||
SPX202 Animation Principles, Process and Production | |||
HLT320 Screen Media and Pop Culture | |||
HLT321 Screen Media Production | |||
HLT322 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events | |||
HLT323 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice | |||
HLT302 Design Capstone | |||
SPX322 Work Integrated Learning Project |