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Diagnostic Radiography

Entry requirements


Access to HE Diploma

D:15,P:0

Approved Access to HE Diploma in health studies, health science, nursing or another science-based course. Normally we require 15 of the level 3 credits to be graded at distinction level with 12 of these distinctions from science units.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents Maths at grade D or 4 or equivalents English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents GCSE Science equivalents: OCR Science level 2, Science units gained on a level 3 BTEC or OCR National Diploma or Extended Diploma qualification, Science credits gained on Access to Higher Education Diplomas (at least 12 credits at level 2 or 6 credits gained at level 3). Science equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk. GCSE Math's equivalents: Level 2 Key Skills / Application of Number/ Grade D at GSCE Maths / Level 2 Maths credits from an Access course, Maths quivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk. GCSE English equivalents: Level 2 Literacy, Level 2 Key Skills.

UCAS Tariff

128

From A levels including at least 40 points from either Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics or BTEC National Extended Diploma in Applied Science, Health Science or Health Studies. Health and Social Care is not accepted as a relevant subject but can count towards the points. We do not accept AS Levels or general studies. For example: ABB at A Level including relevant subject(s) DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject Distinction overall from a T level qualification. A combination of qualifications including relevant subject(s)

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Diagnostic imaging

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**

**Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding**

**Course summary**
- Learn how to image the musculoskeletal and soft tissue systems of the body.

- Enter the profession ready to use and contribute to research and evidence.

- Study a course accredited by the Society and College of Radiographers (ScoR) and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Diagnostic radiographers use the latest imaging technologies and techniques to produce images of the body to diagnose diseases. On this course you’ll work and collaborate with a range of healthcare professionals, gaining the skills you need to enter this rewarding area of healthcare. When you graduate you’ll be eligible to register as a diagnostic radiographer with the HCPC.

We also offer a degree apprenticeship version of this course, where you study alongside 30+ hours of employment a week.

**How you learn**
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

Diagnostic radiographers are an integral part of a multiprofessional team. You'll find out about the teamwork and understanding required to provide excellent care throughout the patient journey.

You’ll also learn from other students and practitioners across a range of healthcare professions. These include therapeutic radiographers, nurses and midwives, paramedics, physiotherapists, social workers, operation department practitioners and occupational therapists.

You learn through:

- lectures

- guest speakers

- seminars

- group work

- practical activities

- simulation in imaging, ward and theatre suites

- image interpretation activities

This distinctive curriculum enhances your employability skills, helping to challenge and develop you as a vital allied health professional in an ever changing workplace. You'll study academic modules while gaining placement experience in a range of practice settings.

You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. The experiences you’re provided with are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes.

These experiences will help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements, alongside real-world experience of services delivered face to face to service users.

We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the diagnostic radiography profession. So by the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to show that you meet the requirements to register as a diagnostic radiographer.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

**Important notice:** The structure for this course is currently being reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment are all likely to change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Once the changes have been confirmed, updated module information will be published on this page.

**Year 1**
**Compulsory modules**
Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing
Introductions To Imaging Practice
Introductions To Imaging Science
Personal And Professional Development
Radiographic Clinical Practice 1
Radiographic Practice 1
Radiographic Practice 2

**Year 2**
**Compulsory modules**
Alternative Imaging Modalities
Assessing And Addressing Complexity
Evidence And Enquiry For Practice
Fundamentals Of Imaging Practice
Radiographic Clinical Practice 2
Radiographic Practice 3

**Final year**
**Compulsory modules**
Professional Imaging Practice
Professional Leadership
Radiographic Clinical Practice 3
Radiographic Practice 4
The Advancing Professional
Working With Complexity In Practice

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,655
per year
International
£16,655
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

The Uni


Course location:

Sheffield Hallam University

Department:

College of Health Wellbeing and Life Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

58%
Diagnostic imaging

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Medical technology

Teaching and learning

75%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
68%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
91%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
88%
IT resources
80%
Course specific equipment and facilities
35%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
32%
Male students
68%
Female students
69%
2:1 or above
6%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
D
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Medical technology

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,000
med
Average annual salary
97%
low
Employed or in further education
77%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

95%
Health professionals
2%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
2%
Other administrative occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Medical technology

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£30k

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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