London South Bank University

Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)

London South Bank UniversitySouthwark Campus, United Kingdom

Course overview

Applications for this course are now closed for the 2026/27 academic year. Applications for 2027/28 are open now in UCAS A crucial role Doctors and nurses aren’t the only key players in hospitals and healthcare settings: Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) also play a crucial role. If you’d like to be part of the valuable team helping patients prepare, undergo, and recover from surgery, then this course is for you.

The operating department assists patients throughout their time in whichever healthcare setting they may be in. Gain both expertise and experience with a combination of academic study and clinical practice in a real world environment at our clinical allocation hospitals. Thanks to our specialist skills and valuable work placements, you’ll graduate with excellent career prospects, as well as the opportunity to become accredited and registered as an ODP with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Key highlights

  • Eligible to apply for HCPC registration as an ODP on graduation
  • Clinical practice at partner clinical allocation hospitals
  • Combines academic study with real-world clinical placements
  • Supports patients before, during and after surgery

Entry requirements

  • A-level: BBC — A Level BBC or
  • BTEC: DMM — BTEC National Diploma
  • UCAS tariff points: 112 — Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 112 UCAS points Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
  • GCSE: 4 or above — to include Mathematics, English

Scholarships

  • LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship

    £5,000 discount from headline gross tuition fees for the first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Sports Scholarships

    Sports scholars can receive up to £1500 financial support per annum, as well as assistance in competition travel and entry.

  • The Cambridge Education Group (CEG) Progression Award

    The LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of undergraduate or postgraduate taught study.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Global Success Scholarship

    The Global Success Scholarship is worth up to £4,000 and awarded to international students to provide them a springboard to kickstart their global career at LSBU.

  • The Transnational Education (TNE) Partner Award

    Value: £5,000 tuition fee discount per academic year

    Up to £5,000

  • The Vice Chancellor’s International Merit Award

    £2,000 for each academic year.

    Up to £2,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Operating Department Practitioner
  • Anaesthetic Practitioner
  • Scrub Practitioner
  • Recovery (Post-Anaesthesia Care) Practitioner
  • Surgical First Assistant

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £16,440 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 London South Bank University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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