The Bachelor of Health Sciences in Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics at TUT trains students to assess, design, manufacture, and fit orthoses (supportive devices) and prostheses (artificial limbs) for patients with physical disabilities. With South Africa having one of the highest rates of traumatic limb loss in the world — due to road accidents, diabetes-related amputations, and mining injuries — qualified orthotists and prosthetists are in significant demand. The programme is accredited by the HPCSA and includes extensive clinical placements at rehabilitation hospitals.
English: Level 4
Life Sciences: Level 4
Mathematics or Technical Mathematics: Level 4
Physical Sciences or Technical Sciences: Level 4
APS: 24
Medical Orthotist/Prosthetist – Assessing and fitting prosthetic limbs and orthotic supports for patients at rehabilitation hospitals and private practices.
Private Practice Orthotist – Running an independent orthotics and prosthetics clinic serving amputees, stroke patients, and children with deformities.
Medical Device Representative – Demonstrating and supplying prosthetic and orthotic components to hospitals and rehabilitation centres.
Paediatric Orthotist – Specialising in the management of congenital and developmental limb conditions in children at paediatric hospitals.
Rehabilitation Team Specialist – Collaborating with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and surgeons in multidisciplinary limb rehabilitation programmes.
