Program Overview

Diagnostic Radiography

BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year

Overview

This four-year Diagnostic Radiography degree includes a foundation year. It’s an ideal alternative for those who don't meet the entry requirements for the three-year program but can demonstrate a commitment to healthcare and provide relevant life experience.

Course Content

During the foundation year, you’ll study theories backed up by substantial evidence and apply these to healthcare and the diagnostic radiography profession.

Foundation Year

• Essential skills for learning in healthcare
• Science for healthcare
• Health and wellbeing in today’s society
• Becoming a healthcare professional

Careers

The demand for medical imaging is rising fast, and imaging technology is developing at an incredible speed. This course will equip you with the latest skills to rise to the challenge as a Diagnostic Radiographer.

• Most of our graduates will expect to find positions in the diagnostic imaging departments of NHS Trusts.
• Others will go into private healthcare providers or work in field hospitals for the forces.
• Your experience will also open doors to specialist advanced practitioner and consultant radiographer roles.
• You could do a master's and specialise further in an area such as ultrasound or image reporting.
• Outside of the health services there are opportunities in sectors like:
  • Industrial
  • Veterinary
  • Forensic radiography
• There's also the possibility of training to become a doctor though our graduate-entry Medicine MBChB.

Teaching and Assessment

The teaching on this course combines interactive seminars, lectures, virtual learning, one-to-one tutorials, and practical skills sessions. Your assessments will include presentations, case studies, and written assessments, along with innovative assessment methods including creating a podcast.

Teaching and Assessment Contents

• Teaching
• Contact time
• Independent self-study
• Duration
• Teaching staff
• Assessment
• Feedback
• Programme specification

Entry Requirements

UCAS tariff points required: 32

• The UCAS tariff points can come from 1 A-level (grade C or above) or an equivalent qualification.
• You will also need:
  • GCSE English and Mathematics at grade c/4 or above
  • Clear commitment to pursuing a career in Diagnostic Radiography
  • To be at least 18 years old

Fees

UK and EU students

• The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle.
• Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions.
• This means that from September 2025 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year for new and continuing students.

International students

• The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the 2025/26 academic year is £16,700 per year.