Radiology Degrees Online

Description
For most of us breathe is naturally, without thinking about it. But thousands of Canadians are constantly struggling to breathe. They are rugged people, premature babies with underdeveloped lungs, victims of heart attacks and patients with asthma or emphysema. It is very likely that one or respiratory therapist will play a crucial role within the team who cares. Respiratory therapists are professionals and health professionals who assist physicians in diagnosing and treating respiratory disorders.

The University of Moncton offers baccalaureate respiratory therapy applied in conjunction with the Community College of New Brunswick in Dieppe and the Régie régionale de la santé Beauséjour. This partnership allows students to have access to devices on the cutting edge of technology. The degree includes a strong educational component specific to the profession and many clinical placements early in the program.

Career Opportunities
Respiratory therapists work mainly in hospitals short period in which they practice in intensive care units, general services, nursery, operating rooms and emergency units, but are also at work in the community. The respiratory therapist plays a vital role in health care and employment opportunities in this area are excellent.

Number of years of education (4 years)
Edmundston: first year *
Moncton: 4 years
Shippagan: first year *
* The years are in Moncton.

Course Summary

Diagnostic radiographers employ a range of sophisticated equipment to produce high quality images to diagnose or assess an injury or disease. Imaging includes use of x-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine. Each examination is different requiring good interpersonal skills, technical skills, precision and problem-solving skills.

This course provides a supportive environment for students to develop the full range of professional radiographic skills as well as generic graduate key skills. Students will gain the ability to make positive contributions to a multidisciplinary team in a modern healthcare setting, ensuring patients and the needs of service users are their primary concern.
Course Structure

A sound knowledge base in the principles and practice of radiography is developed in the first year with tutor led activities, guided reading and closely supervised practice. Studying more complex elements in the second year involves reflecting on practice and developing analytical, critical and problem-solving skills. Students have the opportunity for greater autonomy in the third year of study with increased responsibility for their own learning and continuing professional development.
Clinical Placements

Each of the three years include 20 weeks in clinical practice placements. Students are taught the practical aspects of this course at hospital sites throughout East Anglia, these sites are:
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich Hospital
James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

Students will be asked to make a preference of which site they would like to be placed at, at interview stage, University Campus Suffolk will make every effort to place students in their preferred hospital site, but can not guarantee their first choice.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme.
Assessment

Assessment is through a variety of methods such as written, practical and oral examinations, essay, poster or media-based assignments, practice portfolios of evidence, and seminar or small group presentations.
After the Course

The majority of graduates proceed into careers as diagnostic radiographers. Some students work towards postgraduate qualifications in specialist areas so they can become advanced or consultant practitioners. There are also opportunities in education, industry or research. Graduates will be eligible to apply for professional registration with the Health Professions Council and membership of the Society and College of Radiographers. There are also opportunities to work abroad.

Course Summary

Radiotherapy is the use of x-rays and other ionising radiations to treat patients who are mainly suffering from cancer. The therapeutic radiographer is someone who can combine technical skills with a caring attitude, has a sense of responsibility and enjoys working in a team.

This degree will ensure students have the ability to undertake the accurate planning and delivery of treatment, the provision of a high standard of patient care, good inter-personal skills, and the ability to adapt and respond to the individual needs of the patient.
Course Structure

Approximately two thirds of the degree are based in clinical departments gaining essential clinical competences.

Modules include: Professional Practice, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Healthcare Principles, Pharmacology, Research Methods, Radiotherapy Technology, and Management and Research.
Clinical Placements

Students are taught the practical aspects of this course at hospital sites throughout East Anglia, these sites are:
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich

Students will be asked to make a preference of which site they would like to be placed at, at interview stage, University Campus Suffolk will make every effort to place students in their preferred hospital site, but can not guarantee their first choice.
Assessment

Assessment is through a variety of methods such as written work, practical and oral examinations, essays, posters or media-based assignments, practice portfolios of evidence, and seminar or small group presentations.
After the Course

The vast majority of graduates proceed into careers as radiotherapy radiographers. Some students continue their studies working towards postgraduate qualifications in specialist areas becoming advanced or consultant practitioners. There are also career opportunities in teaching, research, technical development, sales and management.

Course overview

Radiographers work as specialists within healthcare teams in hospitals. Using their knowledge of healthcare technology and their caring skills, they either aid with the diagnosis of patients’ problems or treat patients with cancer. There are two distinct courses – BSc Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) and BSc Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology). On successful completion of your course, you will be professionally recognised by the College of Radiographers and the Health Professions Council enabling you to practise in the National Health Service.

The courses provide students with all the core subjects required to meet the Health Professions Council Proficiency standards, the College of Radiographers Curriculum framework and the QAA benchmark statements. Subjects such as anatomy, physiology and pathology, radiographic technique, physics, and equipment and service provision are all included in the different modules of the courses.

The professional relevance of the courses is enhanced by the Department’s close links with radiography departments in hospitals, the radiography profession and industry. Founded from the merger of five of London’s top radiography schools in 1991, the Department brings together each school’s academic excellence and wide teaching experience. You will have the opportunity to study radiography in probably the best-equipped department in the country. Your practical work in the Department’s newly refurbished laboratories will enhance your experience in clinical placements in hospital radiography departments.

Course overview

Speech and language therapy is a challenging and fast-developing vocational field. It suits those who are interested in the nature of human communication and want to work with a wide range of people who have a communication impairment such as a stammer or loss of speech following a stroke.

City’s programme aims to stimulate you to think independently and creatively about each client. You will gain a solid foundation of knowledge about the nature of human communication and interpersonal skills. You will also gain practical skills and, on successfully completing the programme, you will be eligible for State registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, allowing you to practise in the National Health Service. The programme also qualifies you to undertake research in fields relating to speech, language and communication.

The general intellectual skills, together with specific knowledge about speech sciences, linguistics and psychology, will open up other career opportunities in, for example, education, communications and publishing.

Course content

The programme covers the theoretical foundations of speech and language therapy as well as related disciplines such as psychology and linguistics. These are supplemented by a range of supervised clinical placements. The research project provides the opportunity to investigate a topic of particular interest in depth.

The first year introduces you to the range of communication impairments, reinforced through a variety of learning opportunities. This year also establishes core academic subjects and develops observation and interpersonal skills. These subject areas and clinical skills are extended in the second year, which focuses on difficulties in the perception and production of speech. In the third year, the emphasis shifts to the processing of language and its disorders in children and adults. The fourth year offers extensive clinical placements in a preferred area of work, specialised academic subjects and the opportunity to carry out a small-scale research project.

Course overview

Speech and language therapy is a challenging and fast-developing vocational field. It suits those who are interested in the nature of human communication and want to work with a wide range of people who have a communication impairment such as a stammer or loss of speech following a stroke.

City’s programme aims to stimulate you to think independently and creatively about each client. You will gain a solid foundation of knowledge about the nature of human communication and interpersonal skills. You will also gain practical skills and, on successfully completing the programme, you will be eligible for State registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, allowing you to practise in the National Health Service. The programme also qualifies you to undertake research in fields relating to speech, language and communication.

The general intellectual skills, together with specific knowledge about speech sciences, linguistics and psychology, will open up other career opportunities in, for example, education, communications and publishing.

Course content

The programme covers the theoretical foundations of speech and language therapy as well as related disciplines such as psychology and linguistics. These are supplemented by a range of supervised clinical placements. The research project provides the opportunity to investigate a topic of particular interest in depth.

The first year introduces you to the range of communication impairments, reinforced through a variety of learning opportunities. This year also establishes core academic subjects and develops observation and interpersonal skills. These subject areas and clinical skills are extended in the second year, which focuses on difficulties in the perception and production of speech. In the third year, the emphasis shifts to the processing of language and its disorders in children and adults. The fourth year offers extensive clinical placements in a preferred area of work, specialised academic subjects and the opportunity to carry out a small-scale research project.

Entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above, including mathematics, English language and a science, plus one of the following

• 200 points from two GCE/VCE A levels, except general studies, or BTEC National qualifications, to include 80 points from a science subject

• pre-2002 A levels – two GCE A levels at grade C or above, except general studies. We give preference to applicants with a GCSE at grade C or above, or A level, in physics or biology.

• GNVQ – advanced level 3 merit in science or health and social care

• pre-2003 BTEC/SCOTVEC National Certificate/Diploma – overall pass with distinctions and four merits in the final year

• Access – Access to HE Diploma from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course in health science, or another science-based course. Normally we require 60 credits at level 3.

We welcome applications from people of any age. We may be flexible in our normal offer if you can show a commitment to succeed and have the relevant skills and experience. This must show that you will benefit from and finish the course successfully.

If you already hold a first degree in a healthcare or science subject, with upper second class honours or above, you may be eligible for the two year Posgraduate Diploma Radiotherapy and Oncology in Practice, which allows you to register with the Health Professions Council.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all. If you have a disability, which you think may affect your studies, please tell us. Our course tutors and disabled student support staff make every effort, under the Disability Discrimination Act, to meet your needs to help you study effectively. Please contact them on 0114 225 3964 (voice and Minicom).

This is a professional course and before we can accept you on it, you must meet certain health criteria and be able to work in clinical placements.

During the admissions process you must declare criminal convictions, cautions and bindings over, including those considered spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Criminal convictions do not necessarily prevent acceptance on a course, but some may be regarded by an employer or professional body as excluding you from practice. A full criminal record check takes place on enrolment.

At the selection interview you must sign a declaration of fitness to take the course. Admission and progress depend on continued fitness. It is your responsibility to tell your admissions tutor at once of any change of circumstances.

All students on health-related courses must be immunised to meet the needs of the Department of Health. On enrolment you must have a medical examination and an occupational health screening to confirm your fitness to practise.

There is an increasing demand for therapeutic radiographers in the health service. Medical, technological and professional advances in radiotherapy mean the role of the therapeutic radiographer is changing all the time.

We designed this course in response to recent government initiatives to • modernise healthcare education • increase recruitment into the Health Service • improve cancer care services. This course provides non-radiotherapy graduates with a postgraduate qualification in radiotherapy and oncology. It also allows you registration through the Health Professionals Council as a therapeutic radiographer.

We provide clinical experience in one of our nine participating hospitals. This gives you the knowledge, skills and confidence to undertake and develop your professional role.

Clinical placements may be undertaken in
• Cookridge Hospital, Leeds
• Derby Royal Infirmary,
• James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
• Leicester Royal Infirmary,
• Lincoln County Hospital,
• Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment, Newcastle
• Nottingham City Hospital,
• Princess Royal Hospital, Hull
• Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield

To begin with, your studies focus on the theoretical knowledge you need for your clinical experience. We encourage you to question and analyse, not simply accept the theory wholesale. You also learn to look at the complete picture from the view of the • patient • healthcare team • associated scientific principles.

You learn to apply theory to practice and tailor the treatment to the patient by accurately targeting high dose radiation beams and sparing surrounding normal tissues.

We train you to use software and systems for treatment planning. Your studies enable you to develop and adapt your clinical expertise through reflective practice. You learn to analyse and evaluate your experience as you gain and develop new skills and competencies and to look for areas that need changing.

The Radiologic Sciences program is an intensive, full-time program, including summer sessions. The program includes a general education core, professional radiography content, and clinical practice at local health care facilities. Program enrollment is limited by the number of clinical placements. In addition to the scholastic standards required of all students, radiologic science students must earn a grade of “C” or better in science, math, and radiography courses in order to continue in and graduate from the program. Graduates are eligible to write the certifying examination given by the ARRT which is required to apply for a Maryland Medical Radiation Technologist’s license. Students must consult with the Nursing and Allied Health Advisor in planning an appropriate program.

Program Vision

The Radiologic Sciences program will promote the vision of Chesapeake College by providing an accredited program in radiography and by producing graduates who are knowledgeable, empathetic, and demonstrate entry-level radiography skills.

Program Mission

The Radiologic Sciences program will provide learning experiences designed to prepare graduates to deliver quality radiologic services and patient care.

Program Goals

Upon completion of the program:
Students will demonstrate the cognitive and clinical competencies to perform as entry-level radiographers.
Students will demonstrate the skills and abilities to communicate clearly, effectively, and empathetically.
Students will demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research and study, and to apply critical thinking skills.
Graduates will express satisfaction with their educational experience.
Graduates will meet the local need for certified and licensed radiographers.

Entry-Level Skills

As entry-level radiographers, graduates will:
Apply radiographic principles to produce diagnostic radiographic images.
Perform routine radiographic studies competently, professionally, safely, and ethically.
Communicate clearly and effectively, and provide a high level of quality patient care.
Utilize radiation protection principles, exposure techniques, procedures, image evaluation, and quality assurance procedures consistent with established standards.
Perform independent research and study, and apply critical thinking skills.