Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)
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Course overview
Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs), unique among undergraduate Allied Health Professions in the UK, receive specialised training for operating theatre roles. Throughout your training, you'll develop autonomy as a practitioner, collaborating with anaesthetists, surgeons, and other professionals to prepare and assist in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, thereby enhancing patient care experiences.
Key highlights
- Specialised training for operating theatre roles as an Allied Health Professional
- Develop autonomy as a practitioner throughout your training
- Work alongside anaesthetists, surgeons and other theatre professionals
- Learn to prepare and assist in surgical and anaesthetic procedures
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — UCAS points 112 A level BBC GCSE GCSE maths, English and one science at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
- A-level: BBC — UCAS points 112 A level BBC GCSE GCSE maths, English and one science at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.
- GCSE: 4/C — to include Mathematics, English, Science
- BTEC: DMM — to include in a Health or Sport based subject
- T-level: Merit — BTEC DMM in a Health or Sport based subject T level Overall grade of Merit in the T level qualification in any subject.
- International Baccalaureate: 29 — to include to include 14 points at Highe
- Access to HE Diploma — in a Health or Science related subject to include 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit
- Additional condition: interview — Additional information Applicants will be required to attend and undertake a successful interview as well as provide a suitable reference from a professional email address.
Scholarships
25% Alumni Discount
Alumni who hold an undergraduate or postgraduate degree are now eligible for a 25% discount on the majority of published postgraduate taught full-time or part-time course fees including postgraduate certificates, diplomas.
Coventry University Group Scholarship
£2,000 scholarship per year of study.
Up to £2,000Sports Scholarships
£1,500 or £3,000 per year
Vice-Chancellor Undergraduate Scholarship
Up to £4,000 off a full-time Undergraduate degree: Year 1 – £2,000, Year 2 – £1,000 and Year 3 – £1,000.
Careers this course leads to
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Anaesthetic Practitioner
- Surgical Practitioner
- Recovery (Post-Anaesthetic Care) Practitioner
- Theatre Team Leader
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £20,800 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 Coventry University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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