Healthcare Science (Radiation Physics), BSc (Hons)
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our BSc in Radiation Physics will give you the expert training you need to begin a rewarding and highly-skilled career in the healthcare profession as a radiation physics technologist. You will learn about the clinical uses of x-rays, radioactive materials, lasers, and ultraviolet radiation in imaging patients, diagnosing and treating disease, and monitoring patients’ response to treatment. You will also gain a clear understanding of the laws and regulations around the clinical use of radiation and the principles of risk assessment and management.
The structure of our course means that you will combine in-depth academic work with practical skills in a range of specialised healthcare settings. Radiation Physics is a vital field of medicine requiring a high level of responsibility and technical skill. As a radiation physics technologist, you will use sophisticated equipment to measure and calculate the doses of radiation received by patients during treatment and by the staff delivering it.
As your career progresses, you will have excellent opportunities for advanced practice and further study to Master's and doctoral level.
Key highlights
- Prepares you for a career as a radiation physics technologist
- Covers clinical uses of x-rays, radioactive materials, lasers and ultraviolet
- Combines academic study with practice in specialised healthcare settings
- Includes radiation laws, regulations, risk assessment and management
- Trains you to measure and calculate patient and staff radiation doses
- Pathways to advanced practice and Master's or doctoral study
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBB — BBB.
- BTEC: DDD — Typical BTEC Offer DDD Typical Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales Offer B and either BB at A level (including Maths or Physics) or DD at BTEC Irish Leaving Certificate 345 If you are offered a place you will also need A…
- Welsh Baccalaureate — Offer B and either BB
- A-level: BB — to include including Maths or Physics
- BTEC: DD — …Wales Offer B and either BB at A level (including Maths or Physics) or DD at BTEC Irish Leaving Certificate 345 If you are offered a place you will also need A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, or approved equivale…
- Irish Leaving Certificate — 345 If you are offered a place you will also need A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, or approved equivalent
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …Leaving Certificate 345 If you are offered a place you will also need A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, or approved equivalent.
- Additional condition: interview — Applicants who meet the entry requirements and selection criteria will be invited to interview, which may take place in person or via telephone/video call.
- Additional condition: occupational_health — All applicants will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check and occupational health check.
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Radiation physics technologist
- Clinical technologist (radiotherapy physics)
- Nuclear medicine technologist
- Radiation protection technologist
- Medical physics technician
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 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 Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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