BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
Buckinghamshire New UniversityHigh Wycombe, United Kingdom
Course overview
Do you want to be a part of a professional team that changes lives for the better? The Operating Department Practice course gives you the skills to play a valued role in the operating theatre.As an Operating Department Practitioner, you’ll have many responsibilities. Whereas nursing focuses on a range of areas around healthcare, Operating Department Practice studies has a direct focus on care within operating theatres and other associated areas.
You’ll experience working in a complex care environment, helping patients through vulnerable times in their lives.
Key highlights
- Direct focus on patient care within operating theatres and associated areas
- Prepares you for a valued role in the operating theatre team
- Experience working in a complex care environment
- Supports patients through vulnerable times in their lives
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112-136 — A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 112 - 136 (Full-time) or 32 - 56 (Foundation Year) UCAS points can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education…
Scholarships
BNU Asylum Seeker Scholarship
BNU Refugee Scholarship
Vice Chancellor’s International Student Scholarship
One off fee reduction of £1,500, £3,000 or £5,000 available to all applicants paying overseas fees on their first year of study.
Careers this course leads to
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Anaesthetic Practitioner
- Scrub Practitioner
- Recovery Practitioner
- Surgical Care Practitioner
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,250 per year | International: £15,150 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Buckinghamshire New University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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