Programme Type: Undergraduate
Course Overview
What's covered in the course?
As the only training centre for radiography in the West Midlands region, our radiotherapy course will prepare you to be a fully qualified Therapeutic Radiographer once you have graduated. As a Therapeutic Radiographer you will be responsible for preparing and administering radiation to cancer patients, operating highly technical radiation equipment, imaging patients with the latest technology, monitoring patients’ progress and giving advice as they progress through radiotherapy treatment.
You will develop specialist skills by spending half of your time on clinical placements within hospital cancer centres, providing you with plenty of experience to develop professionally and gain valuable employability skills. The other half of your time will be spent at our £71 million City South Campus, which features a Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training (VERT) and advanced treatment planning facilities, to enable you to confidently develop essential skills within a safe educational environment.
You will learn the science behind radiotherapy practice, as well as the human anatomy and physiology, radiation physics and radiobiology. You will also study the social and psychological aspects of cancer care and the needs of patients to ensure that you leave with all the skills needed to be a professional and expert Therapeutic Radiographer.
Why Choose Us?
- Funding - Allied health profession students will receive at least £5,000 a year in additional funding for maintenance and associated study costs
- Excellent placement opportunities - 50 per cent of your time will be spent in the work place to provide you with a competitive advantage when graduating
- High employability rate - 100 per cent of students were in graduate level employment or further study within six months of graduating from this course, on an average starting salary of £22k (DLHE, 2016/17)
- We are the leading centre for radiotherapy in the West Midlands. As the only course of its kind in the West Midlands, we are proud to be pioneers in developing professional radiotherapy radiographers
- Approved by professional regulatory bodies - this course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR)
- Established links with the NHS, which you’ll benefit from by having full access to for learning, work placements and the opportunity to build a professional network
Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
120 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level |
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Level 2 Qualifications | ||
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UK Qualification | Requirements 2021/22 | |
GCSE |
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Irish Leaving Certificate (Ordinary Level) |
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Scottish Intermediate 2 |
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Scottish Credit Standard Grade |
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Scottish National 5 |
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IELTS |
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Plus one of the following Level 3 (and above) Qualifications | ||
UK Qualification | Requirements 2021/22 | |
A level and Advanced VCE |
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Access to HE Diploma |
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British bachelor's degree |
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International Baccalaureate Diploma |
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Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers) |
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OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma |
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OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma |
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Open University courses |
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Scottish Advanced Higher |
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T-Levels |
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Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate - Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015) |
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Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma – Core (awarded until 2016) ESW/KS Combined component |
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English Language Requirements:
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IELTS |
6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum in all bands If you do not meet the required IELTS score, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you must have a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to study on the pre-sessional English course. |
Fees
Full Time UK students
3 Years: £9250 per year
4 Years with Professional Placement: £9520 per year
Full Time International students
3 Years: £13200 per year
4 Years with Professional Placement: £13200 per year
This information was accurate on : 06/05/2021
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