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.
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The final three years of this course have been approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This means that when you graduate, you can register with the HCPC to practice under the protected title of diagnostic radiographer. You will also be able to apply for membership of the Society of Radiographers (SoR).
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Overview
Your first year will build up your knowledge of human anatomy and compassionate patient-care skills. With a focus on key study skills and techniques, the integrated foundation year is designed to ease the transition of studying at degree-level, whether you’re joining us from school, college or employment.
You’ll study with students preparing for a range of healthcare courses, including paramedicine, physiotherapy, nursing and occupational therapy. This prepares you to collaborate with and work alongside other healthcare professionals, just as you will once you graduate.
By successfully completing the foundation year, you’ll be guaranteed to progress on to our three-year Diagnostic Radiography degree.
Diagnostic radiography is a science and technology-based discipline. In the final three-years of this course you’ll learn about medical imaging science, techniques and technology. You’ll be trained to use cutting edge technology to produce and process images of internal body structures like the bones, blood vessels and organs or provide real-time imaging to guide surgery.
Based on our new health and wellbeing campus, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art facilities. This includes a specialist anatomy skills room where you can learn advanced anatomy using high-fidelity models and state-of-the-art digital simulations of life-sized bodies.
Placements
There are no placements during the foundation year.
Once you have progressed to Diagnostic Radiography BSc, you will spend 50% of your time on clinical placement, gaining experience within a local NHS integrated care system and a private setting.
We have strong partnerships with healthcare providers across the West Midlands, both within the NHS and the private sector. This collaboration not only enriches our course content but also ensures that you have comprehensive, hands-on experience through a variety of professional, healthcare placements. This puts you in an excellent position to apply for jobs when you graduate.
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.
Our courses are informed by the latest research and developments in the field, as well as feedback from students and employers. Therefore, modules do occasionally change to keep the course up-to-date and relevant.
All modules are mandatory to ensure you’re eligible to progress to the Diagnostic Radiography BSc course.
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.
Course highlights
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
You will be taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars and e-learning. Throughout the Course, you benefit from an integration of both innovative and traditional teaching methods. Large group lectures and cutting-edge research seminars delivered by academics as well as external speakers will complement your studies. Lectures may contain students from a variety of different courses for which the lecture content is also relevant.
A variety of stimulating, cutting-edge resources are also available to support your learning. Your learning will be supported by the University’s virtual learning environment. You will have individual access to electronic journals, content-rich study guides, and interactive online learning materials covering various science disciplines, formative online assessments and group discussion forums.
In tutor-led seminar groups you will investigate key concepts and systems that includes case studies. These small group sessions will also develop your critical thinking, problem design and solving, teamwork, presentation and lifelong learning skills which are essential for your career development.
In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least four occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course. Throughout your degree you will have the opportunity to apply your developing knowledge and build on the depth of your understanding.
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
However, all applicants will be judged on their individual merits and we may take other skills, qualifications and life experience into account. We welcome mature students without the usual formal qualifications and will consider your application based on your suitability and preparedness to complete the Foundation Year.
The BSc Diagnostic Radiography with Foundation Year course is aimed at individuals who may have few or no relevant formal qualifications but who can demonstrate a clear commitment to pursuing a career in Diagnostic Radiography. Personal, professional and educational experiences will be considered to determine motivation and ability to progress onto the degree course.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
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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 enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
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.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
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Applying through UCAS
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Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d like to apply for part-time study.
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