This course has been designed to provide vocational education, at undergraduate level, for careers in podiatry. Students must be able to cope with the physical and psychological demands of the profession. During the four years of the course programme, students study podiatric science, medical sciences, behavioral and clinical studies and research design. These subjects, together with applied anatomy, pathology and physiology, underpin and support the specific modules, which are developed progressively throughout the course. The clinical component is extremely important and is an integral part of the course. During the third year of the course, students may have the opportunity to gain clinical experience in Europe through the ERASMUS student exchange.

Applicants must satisfy the General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in Maltese, English Language and Mathematics. Applicants must also satisfy the following Special Course Requirements: A pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and a pass at Intermediate Level in either Chemistry or Physics. Applicants who possess a grade D instead of a grade C in the Advanced Level in Biology shall be admitted under those conditions as the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the Course, such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations. Whilst filling in the online application, applicants must have their Police Certificate of Conduct in hand as they are required to include certain details from the Police Certificate of Conduct in the application form. On acceptance, applicants are required to submit a recent Police Certificate of Conduct (not more than 6 months old) to the respective Departmental Secretary at the Faculty of Health Sciences (Block A, Level 1, Mater Dei Hospital). It is advisable that this mandatory document is submitted by hand. Further instructions will be communicated to accepted applicants at a further stage.