Course Outline
Course Structure
The available accreditations can be studied part-time to fit around your personal and professional commitments.
Each single module requires a notional 150 hours of study. Most modules are delivered either during the afternoon or evening or, on the named pathways, on a two or three day block-release basis, with the clinical component taking place in your workplace under the direction of a clinical supervisor.
Most students are successful at their first attempt of assessment.
The named pathways for Appendicular and Axial Skeletal Reporting have attracted students from as far afield as Denmark and Holland.
Note: Named pathways start in January; if you wish to study individual modules these commence in March and September
Modules
The suite of courses offers opportunities to study Radiography at Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Master’s (MSc) level or to undertake specialist training in five distinct areas, each leading to a named award:
- PgCert Radiography (Appendicular Reporting)
- PgCert Radiography (Axial Reporting)
- PgCert Radiography (Large Bowel Imaging)
- PgCert Radiography (Intravenous Urography)
- PgCert Radiography (CT Head Reporting)
- PgCert Radiography (Computed Tomography)
- PgDip Image Reporting
Regardless of the specialist area, a PgCert involves four single modules or two double modules.
The PgDip involves an additional four single or two double modules provided you have already gained the PgCert. Otherwise, the PgDip involves a total of eight single modules of four double modules. To prepare you for possible progression to the MSc award, the diploma contains a compulsory single module in Research Practice and Theory.
For a Master’s, you must have completed a total of eight single modules (or equivalent) for the PgDip award. You will then undertake a research project. This involves attending a minimum of eight workshops and tutorials and the submission of a dissertation not exceeding 20,000 words.
Available modules, which can also be accessed on an individual basis, include:
- CT Imaging Science
- CT Applications
- Principles and Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Clinical Practice of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Introduction to Image Interpretation of the Chest and Abdomen (compulsory for Diploma in Image Reporting)
- Imaging in Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Paediatric Imaging
- Forensic Radiography
- Ethical and Legal Issues of Advanced Practice
- Evaluating Clinical Practice
- Management of Quality for Health Care Professionals
- Independent Study and Professional Development
- Research Theory and Practice (compulsory for Diploma)
Each named award has its own clinical and academic requirements. Expected durations may also vary slightly. Applicants are advised to contact the Faculty for more detailed course information.
Assessments
Modules are assessed independently using a variety of methods, which may include assignments, seminar papers, student presentations and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs).