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It is also at the forefront of technological developments, offering a dynamic career full of potential. With hands-on, interprofessional learning and patient care at its heart, this innovative, evidence-based course, will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to become an outstanding radiographer for the modern health care setting.

Nurturing critical thinking and a caring approach to your practice, we’ll help you develop the clinical and communication, teamwork and leadership skills for a top career in radiography. The University of Plymouth BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and once you have graduated you will be eligible to apply for HCPC registration as a diagnostic radiographer.

Key features

  • Train using advanced medical imaging technology, at the forefront of modern patient care.
  • Learn using state-of-the-art teaching facilities.
  • Receive an ipad for the duration of your course. 
  • Take part in expert-led discussions around clinical case studies and the latest medical science breakthroughs, through our structured small groups teaching approach, including inquiry-based learning. These are also a great opportunities to learn from other students’ knowledge and experience.
  • Develop empathic, technical and professional healthcare skills in a practical, innovative modern training programme.
  • Benefit from close relationships and training with our hospital partners, including the Southwest Regional Trauma centre, Derriford Hospital and the Peninsula Radiology Academy.
  • Train alongside other health profession students to enrich your experience and understanding of different healthcare roles.
  • Learn from real patients from the outset, with clinical placements starting in the first semester of Year 1.
  • Practise your clinical and communication skills in the safe setting of our Clinical Skills Resource Centre (CSRC), which features specially designed replicas of hospital wards and emergency rooms, with high-specification patient-simulators.
  • Utilise online systems to support your learning including the student logbook, custom-made for our students to access lecture notes, online assessment systems and lecture sessions.
  • Deepen your understanding of the structure and functionality of the human body at our Life Sciences Resource Centre (LSRC), with expert-led life science sessions helping you apply this information to radiography.
  • In Year 1, students will study in Plymouth, with all of their clinical placements within daily commute. In Years 2 and 3, all students will complete a semester in Plymouth for the academic delivery, and then a semester on clinical placement in the following locations: Plymouth, Truro or Taunton.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

UCAS tariff

112

GCSEs 

Applicants need to achieve 5 GCSE passes at grades A-C/7-4 which must include English Language, Mathematics and Science.

Plus one of the below Level 3 qualifications, which must include at least one of the following subjects: Biology/Human Biology; Chemistry; Computing; Design and Technology; Electronics; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths; Life and Health Sciences; Physical Education; Physics; Psychology; Science (applied); Statistics.

GCE A level 

Grades BBC

Access to HE Diploma 

45 Level 3 credits in a Science based subject, to include 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit.

BTEC National Extended Diploma 

Applied Science DMM 

BTEC National Diploma 

Applied Science D*D* 

International Baccalaureate 

28-30 points overall including Higher Level 5 in one Science as listed above 

Scottish Advanced Highers 

Grades BBC

Cambridge Pre-U Diploma 

M2, M2, M3

Other UK qualifications 

Other UK qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

All Level 3 qualifications must have been completed within five years of the start of the application cycle, e.g. qualifications completed since 2015 would still be valid when applying in 2020. 

The typical offers listed above are not necessarily the threshold for selection for interview, which may vary depending on the number and quality of applications received by the faculty.

English Language Requirements:

The following Secure English Language tests (SELTs) are Home Office (UKVI) approved and accepted by the University of Plymouth and the University of Plymouth International College (UPIC). The scores required have been increased from the UKVI minimum specified scores to meet University requirements.

  • IELTS (Academic)
  • Trinity College London ISE (only a SELT if taken in the UK)
  • LanguageCert International ESOL 
  • Pearson PTE Academic

A SELT must be taken at an approved UKVI center.

The other tests and qualifications listed here have been deemed acceptable by the University of Plymouth and UPIC to meet our entry requirements and UKVI requirements for study at RQF 6 and above. 

Please note that these tests and qualifications are not SELTs.

When studying on a pre-sessional course or course below RQF 6, a SELT is a mandatory requirement set by UKVI. 

If studying at RQF 6 level and above, the University is permitted to accept other qualifications that we deem meet UKVI and our requirements.

Fees

Home Fee: £9250
International Fee: To be confirmed
Part time (Home) Fee: To be confirmed

This information was accurate on : 21/04/2021
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