Diagnostic Radiography with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons)

This module is designed to support you in your transition to studying in a Higher Education environment at Birmingham City University. Through a range of class-based group and individual activities, discussions, debates, personal reflection and wider reading and research, you will have opportunities to consider academic conventions, which include: effective use of literature; sourcing and reviewing information; various forms of academic writing; developing reflective capacity. You will also receive guidance on study skills and strategies, which will enhance previously acquired skills.

These professional skills are transferable and will be valuable not only in the immediate context but throughout your continued education and employment. By engaging with this module, we have set out clearly what we expect of you at foundation and undergraduate level, and will equip you with the confidence, competence and capacity to utilise resources to be able to meet expectations in this environment.

An essential element of this module will be your ability to analyse and reflect on your own learning and the way in which you have applied your knowledge, skill and understanding to any academic context in which you have engaged to date. Communicating effectively through a variety of academic conventions is a key skill for any student and this will be a feature of this module.

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This module is designed to help you gain awareness and understanding of current challenges around Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity and how this impacts upon the Health, Education and Social Sciences sector, preparing you for your future education and journey into practice.

Introducing the Equality Act 2010 as the overarching legislation that focuses on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity, the module is based on themes that are covered by this Act.  The nine protected characteristics, upon which a person can be discriminated, as laid down in the Equality Act, will be discussed throughout and you will be introduced to case studies relevant to your chosen pathways.

The module will give you the opportunity to discuss debate and reflect upon how challenges around Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity may present themselves. Using problem and inquiry based learning you will have the opportunity to explore and discuss ways of working which can help to minimise discrimination in your own practice.  The module will be made up of lead lectures, taught sessions, group work and individual study.

An essential element of this module will be your ability to analyse and reflect on your own experiences and perceptions, whilst gaining an awareness and appreciating the differences of others. 

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This module will focus on enabling you to gain a deeper understanding of the interpersonal skills and behaviours required to work in your chosen area. Through a range of class based and student focused activities you will explore the different concepts of effective interpersonal and professional behaviours essential to your own personal development and progression. By engaging in this module you will  reflect on your own and others  values, beliefs and behaviours identifying how this can impact on the way in which you will  be viewed by others. You will also address the importance of effective communication and how this can lead you to have a more professional approach in your chose area of work.

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This module is designed to support you in your transition to studying in a Higher Education environment at Birmingham City University, allowing you the opportunity to negotiate learning of a bespoke subject. Under the guidance of tutors, you will be able to direct your learning and identify relevant learning opportunities that you feel enable you to learning more about a specific field of study.

The subject area within this module is student-led, with guidance and facilitation from designated academic and practice support. You will identify an area of study that you would like to review and evaluate, and which relates to your foundation year pathway and indicate programme.

A significant proportion of the module is based around negotiation with academic facilitators to identify extended areas of study and opportunities that are possible to enhance your towards completion of the study.

The module is not reliant on traditional taught subject sessions, although you will be expected to attend classes where you will work in peer learning groups exploring and developing your negotiated study. This approach to studying is closely allied to learning within the workplace.

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An appreciation of the principles of Human Biology plays a central role in the understanding of the workings of the human body. This module is organised into three distinct phases from fundamental principles, to physiological processes, and then disruption of the interplay of such systems in human disorders. This understanding provides a solid foundation for the subsequent study in a range of disciplines from healthcare, allied healthcare, and other disciplines requiring an understanding of human biology. The topics covered will also be underpinned by practical activities. Pre- and post-session activities will help to develop your key transferable skills such as being able to reflect and ask probing questions as well as being able to think independently.  Development of these skills will ensure a growth in maturity and boost your confidence which will lead to unlocking your learning potential.

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Students embarking on health related studies and careers need to have a knowledge and understanding of the factors that contribute to creating good health.  Evidence shows that the majority of these factors lie outside of the healthcare and clinical remit and so it is important that students are aware of the wider social, economic, environmental and political drivers of states of health of the population, group or client group they may encounter.   As health services are reoriented towards prevention of ill-health and health improvement, all health science students need to consider the ways in which they may work in future, to both understand the social determinants of health and the principles and practice of health promotion in order to improve health, prevent ill-health and reduce health inequalities.

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This Core module aims to provide a grounding in diagnostic imaging with a holistic approach to the patient. The module provides the necessary theory and practical experience to enable students to competently perform clinical radiographic imaging examinations. The syllabus includes normal anatomy; patient care and communication; standard radiographic examination procedures to include basic fluoroscopic techniques.

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This module introduces you to the professional world you have elected to enter and explores your new clinical role in this context. Teaching sessions will emphasise the importance of good communication and an appreciation of the patient perspective to improve patient care, taking into account the wide cultural, religious and ethnic population you will be caring for in clinical practice. All professionals should be in a position to reflect on their development, and within this module you will be encouraged and supported in this, through development of an e-Portfolio.

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This core module is essential to enable your understanding of the theory and practical applications of physics in the context of radiography or radiotherapy. Radiation physics and the safe and legal use of ionising radiation is an essential aspect of the radiation disciplines. It involves the underlying principles of the nature of matter and associated principles and how that relates to radiation production and attenuation, its application to imaging and therapeutic modalities. You will develop your understanding of the underpinning aspects of physics related to radiography and radiotherapy. That will form the basis for developing your understanding of the production and attenuation of ionising radiation and its effects.

You will also gain a comprehensive body of knowledge of radiation protection as specified in current legislation which will help develop your understanding of the necessity for the safe use of ionising radiation technologies in health care practice.

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This module will build upon the study skills that you developed at level four. It is intended that by studying this module you will develop the ability to make decisions about your professional practice based upon the best evidence available, this involves being able to:

• Recognise which problems, encountered in your professional practice, can be resolved by searching and evaluating the available evidence
• Search for the evidence that you need using a logical and structured approach.
• Evaluate the evidence you find
• Justify any decisions related to changes in your professional practice
• Demonstrate an understanding of a range of research tools including basic statistics.

These skills are necessary to enable lifelong learning and will help you to become a competent and autonomous practitioner

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Combined with Diagnostic Imaging Practice 2, this module will support you in achieving the commensurate skills and knowledge necessary to competently complete a radiographic examination to the ability expected of a level 5 student. The module has clinical and academic components, and also makes use of the clinical facilities available within the Faculty. It aims to provide grounding in diagnostic imaging whilst developing a holistic approach to the service user. The syllabus includes service user care and communication and radiographic examination procedures, to include the Head, Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis along with radiographic technology across a range of modalities

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Alongside Diagnostic Imaging Practice 1, this module will support you in achieving the commensurate skills and knowledge necessary to competently complete a radiographic examination to the ability expected of a level 5 student. The module has clinical and academic components, and also makes use of the clinical facilities available within the Faculty. It aims to provide grounding in diagnostic imaging whilst developing a holistic approach to the service user. The syllabus includes service user care and communication; and radiographic examination procedures; to include the Head, Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis along with radiographic technology across a range of modalities.

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The programme aims to develop competent, patient focussed, compassionate and autonomous diagnostic radiographers. This module aims to increase your awareness of the ethical and legal issues inherent in healthcare provision to facilitate autonomous practice. It helps you to develop a pro-active lifelong learning approach which will enable you to provide consistent service user focussed care. This includes those patient groups who require extra care and these care needs are explored within this module.

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This core module has clinical and academic components and builds upon the knowledge acquired in Level 4 and 5. It also makes use of clinical skills facilities available within the faculty and in addition clinical placement. This Module aims to provide a thorough knowledge of the advancing role of a diagnostic imaging practitioner.

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This core module provides you with experience in developing a research proposal which will underpin your future radiography practice in line with the aims of the College of Radiographers and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to embed research throughout the profession. It will require you to develop independence, initiative, innovation and an adaptable approach, to be able to problem solve. In particular, you will be required to apply, develop and propose an appropriately safe research methodology to a radiography related topic of your own choosing. You will develop a proposed example to demonstrate your grasp of how a research proposal might be implemented, taking into account the ethical implications of research. This is a task that will require the development of research skills and demonstrating the understanding and application of research approaches.

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This core module is designed to be a continuation of modules at Level 4 (The Emerging Practitioner) and Level 5 (The Developing Practitioner) and uses those modules as a foundation for the information and development here. The module is intended to help you bridge from being a student to being a Registered Practitioner. The BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography programme aims to prepare you for a career in diagnostic radiography, where you should be continually seeking to improve the patient experience and your own expertise. To enable this development therefore, you will be supported in developing the skills required in a reflective practitioner and documenting these within an e-portfolio.

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