For the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course, the University operates a ‘gathered field’ approach for admission. Gathered field is used to make the admissions process fairer where the candidate quality and the level of interest in the course exceeds the number of places available.
Applying
All applications must be received via UCAS by the Equal Consideration Deadline. Applications are considered for interview as they are received. If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be invited to book an interview date and time through the Applicant Portal.
So as not to delay decision-making during the gathered field process, there may only be limited interview dates available. If you are not able to attend any of the available dates, we will not be able to process your application any further.
If you book an interview and do not attend without communicating to the University in advance why you are not able to attend, your application may be rejected.
Considering your application
After all interviews have been completed, the tutors from the course will meet with Admissions and consider each application for an offer of a place in line with the number of places available.
The outcome
Following this selection meeting, some applicants will be offered a place, some will be unsuccessful, some may receive an offer for an alternative course, and some may be placed on a waiting list to be offered a place should one become available. Sometimes more places are available if an applicant is no longer able to take up a place or a course is able to increase its cohort size. If this happens and there is an insufficient waiting list, the course may reopen for new applications.
Candidates placed on a waiting list will receive further communication if a place arises or once we have finalised our recruitment to the course and can confirm no places are available. We expect to let all candidates on the waiting list know the outcome of their application by the end of May.
Applicants who do not make the shortlist for an interview or who are invited to interview and do not attend will be contacted straight away to inform them of the outcome of their application.
Deferrals
In a gathered field model, deferral of an application or place is not possible i.e., moving your application/offer to be considered for the next intake. This means even if you have received an offer but can no longer take up the place, or you have been placed on a waiting list, but a place is not available, then you will need to submit a new application in the following cycle for the next intake. This would involve going through the full recruitment process, including interview.
The University reserves the right to change entry criteria year to year, therefore if you are re-applying, it is important to check the entry requirements and be aware of any relevant changes.