With its outstanding reputation for teaching quality, student satisfaction and employment success, this course is your route to a rewarding career in diagnostic radiography. It equips you with all the skills, practical experience and technical know-how you need to become a confident and highly skilled professional.
**Why choose this course?**
Radiography is an exciting, challenging and rewarding career with opportunities to work inter-professionally with a range of clinical teams. You’ll be making a difference to people’s lives and helping to deliver excellent patient care with your expert knowledge and skills.
**Is this course for you?**
This course is for people who want to become a diagnostic radiographer, working in a variety of healthcare settings. Radiographers carry out X-rays, CT scans, MRI and ultrasound, plus a range of other imaging modalities to help diagnose and treat patients.
**How you will learn**
Our state-of-the-art facilities include a purpose-built diagnostic imaging suite with the latest x-ray, radiography, ultrasound, and bone densitometry systems. Plus, you’ll also make use of our immersive suite also offers a simulated environment to practise your skills in a realistic setting. You’ll be taught by an expert teaching team, all of which are qualified radiographers and registered with the HCPC, and many of which are also engaged in doctoral-level research.
**Opportunities and experiences**
Clinical placements are an integral part of your study. You will be allocated to a placement centring on one of the East Midlands cities, with the length of time spent on placement increasing in each phase of the programme. Approximately half of your time is spent on clinical placement in different settings to give you insights into the varying workloads, practices, and roles you will encounter in radiography
**Professionally accredited**
Prepare for your career on a course approved by the Health and Care Professions Council, so you can apply to register with them as a diagnostic radiographer on graduation, as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements.
**Careers and employability**
When you graduate, you’ll be able to apply for registration with the UK Health and Care Professions Council as a diagnostic radiographer, as long as you meet the HCPC’s requirements, fully prepared to work in the rapidly expanding field of medical imaging. Many graduates go on to secure jobs at their placement hospitals, while others secure roles in a variety of healthcare settings. You’ll also develop leadership capabilities on this course, to prepare you for more senior roles as your career progresses.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B821
Institution code:
D39
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
At least a grade B in either Biology, Physics or Chemistry A Level (or equivalent qualification).
We encourage you to outline all your qualifications and achievements in your application to provide us a full picture. Your offer will typically be based on your predicted and/or achieved grades from full level 3 qualifications or above e.g. A levels, BTEC Ext Diploma, Access to HE, etc.
Any subject specifics are outlined below in the Further Information section, and these specifics are applicable across all equivalent qualifications.
A strong application/performance and appropriate experience will be taken into account where typical criteria is not met.
At least five GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths, English and double Science at grade 4/C or above
Access to Science preferred. Pass Access to Higher Education Diploma (60 credits) inc. 45 graded credits at level 3. At least 24 credits must be a pure science (Biology preferred, Chemistry and Physics accepted)
Please note: we do not accept BTEC Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
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IELTS overall score at a minimum of 6.5; with at least IELTS 6.0 in each band (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing) or another Secure English Language Test(SELT)at CEFR level B2 or above
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
87%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
60%
Go onto work and study:
90%
Fees and funding
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
EU
14045.0
Year 1
International
14045.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
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Provider information
Kedleston Road
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Derby
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