BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

As a diagnostic radiographer you play a valuable part in a service user’s pathway by providing the imaging needed to support their diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. This is done through the use of highly specialist technology. A career in diagnostic radiography combines science, technology, patient care and an eye for detail.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Health Professions | Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | Study mode: full-time/part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our West Midlands based Diagnostic Radiography course provision is well-established and will offer you a mixture of education in academic and clinical environments. When on campus, as well as classroom delivery, you will have access to our specialist teaching spaces, including a well-equipped x-ray suite, image viewing facilities, ward, and operating theatre. You will also develop your specialist skills as you spend time on placements within a variety of imaging departments supported by our clinical partners in the Midlands region. Modules include Academic Skills and Knowledge, Principles of Radiation Production and Protection, The Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis, Principles of Conventional Radiography, The Appendicular Skeleton, Introduction to Care and Professional Practice, Clinical Placement in Diagnostic Radiography 1, Considerations for Professional Practice.

Career pathways

You will be gaining a professional qualification that will enable you to gain employment within the wider NHS. The clinical skills you gain will support your developing competence and enable you to undertake the role of a qualified therapeutic radiographer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

120 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. This course operates a ‘gathered field’ approach for admission, to make the process fairer. This means that all applications received by the UCAS Equal Consideration Deadline (13 January 2027 at 18:00 GMT) will be reviewed together after interviews have concluded, through a selection day held by our admissions and course team at the end of February 2027. Applicants will receive a decision on their application after that selection day. Find out more about the gathered field approach here. If your Level 3 qualifications do not meet the UCAS tariff for this course, you may be offered a place on our Foundation Year instead. You do not need to submit a separate application but will automatically be considered for this if your predicted grades fall below the UCAS entry tariff. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/2621fabc-71f0-eca0-91f2-afdf12c04011/diagnostic-radiography?studyYear=2027

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