Radiology Degrees Online

This Program comprises two academic years and one summer sessions (22 months). The academic program is divided into closely related periods of didactic and clinical practice. The Program’s Curriculum is designed in such a way that the balance between didactic and clinical requisites changes as the students progress in their training, increasing clinical responsibilities as the student approaches completion of the program. This system allows the student to better adapt to professional life and at the same time achieve a more ordered transition towards work entry level once he/she finishes training. After the student completes all academic and administrative requirements he/she will be eligible to sit at the Puerto Rico’s Radiology and Radiotherapy Technologists Examination Board and at the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists tests.

Job Description of the Radiologic Technologist

A Radiologic Technologist is the Health professional that produces diagnostic images through the utilization of specialized equipment working with ionizing radiation and other electronic means. He/she is responsible for producing quality images, gather patient history/information and submit his findings to a certified physician for analysis and diagnosis. The Radiologic Technologist will provide services to patient/clients in the most variable of settings, ranging from Hospital, Diagnostic and Treatment Centers and stand alone offices, being these public or private. The Radiologic Technologist is responsible of assuring the safety and well being of the patient /client under his charge and as a member of the health professional team has the additional responsibility of educating, supporting and serving his/her patient/client.

The Radiologic Technologist Graduate Profile:

• Evaluating the patient’s medical and clinical information in order to follow the prescribed radiographic procedure.

• Utilizing discrete and valorative judgement in the operation and performance of radiographic procedures.

• Performing radiographic procedures to achieve quality images that include unequivocal diagnostic information of the anatomic structure and of possible pathologic conditions.

• Assisting the Radiologist in those invasive procedures requested or needed to fully evaluate functional conditions.

• Facilitating the diagnosis by integrating medical information, clinical history and the images produced.

• Orienting patients about the radiographic procedures and on healthy life styles.

• Integrating quality assurance procedures to his/her professional duties as to maintain a consistent excellence level in

UCAS Code/Course code:B822
Mode of study: Full time
Duration: 3 YEARS
Entry Requirements: 300 points with 280 points from 3 A Levels, to include 80 points from a Science subject.Access awards are also welcomed. All applicants are subject to interview. Offers subject to Criminal Record Bureau and Occupational Health clearance.

Radiography is the controlled use of ionising and other radiations as an adjunct to medicine. This can either be as a treatment for some cancers (radiotherapy) or as an aid to diagnosis (diagnostic radiography). The professional staff practising in these fields are called radiographers; their daily work revolves around the interface of medical technology, medicine and people.

Diagnostic radiography accounts for about 85 per cent of all radiographers and is practised in virtually every hospital in the UK. Therapeutic radiography is centred in large population specialist centres for the treatment of cancer. Radiography in all its aspects is central to the Government’s plans for the future of the NHS and at present there is a national shortage of both types of radiographer.

The University of Portsmouth has offered degrees in both diagnostic and therapeutic radiography since 1989 – in fact we were the first university ever to run a radiography degree programme. Most of our students follow a three-year route, but there is a four-year programme (successful completion of ‘year 0’ allows direct entry to the three-year programmes). This route is mainly intended for those from a non science background. Both courses are delivered on a full-time basis.
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UCAS Code/Course code:B818
Mode of study: Full time
Duration: 4 YEARS
Entry Requirements: 220 points to include 180 points from either 2 A Levels or 1 Double Award A Level. All applicants are subject to interview. All offers are subject to Criminal Record Bureau clearance and Occupational Health clearance.

Radiography is the controlled use of ionising and other radiations as an adjunct to medicine. This can either be as a treatment for some cancers (radiotherapy) or as an aid to diagnosis (diagnostic radiography). The professional staff practising in these fields are called radiographers; their daily work revolves around the interface of medical technology, medicine and people.

Diagnostic radiography accounts for about 85 per cent of all radiographers and is practised in virtually every hospital in the UK. Therapeutic radiography is centred in large population specialist centres for the treatment of cancer. Radiography in all its aspects is central to the Government’s plans for the future of the NHS and at present there is a national shortage of both types of radiographer.

The University of Portsmouth has offered degrees in both diagnostic and therapeutic radiography since 1989 – in fact we were the first university ever to run a radiography degree programme. Most of our students follow a three-year route, but there is a four-year programme (successful completion of ‘year 0’ allows direct entry to the three-year programmes). This route is mainly intended for those from a non science background. Both courses are delivered on a full-time basis.
Our extended programmes

The radiography extended programme is four years in length and is designed for those who do not meet the normal entry requirements to our three-year BSc (Hons) Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography programmes.

There are limited places on the course and preference is normally given to those who have not studied science subjects at A Level, but meet the normal entry point score for the three-year programme.
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If you would like to visit and see more for yourself, we hold Preview Days throughout the year. Please contact us (details below) for details of these or for further information on these courses.

UCAS Code/Course code:B821
Mode of study: Full time
Duration: 3 YEARS
Entry Requirements: 300 points with 280 points from 3 A Levels, to include 80 points from a Science subject. Access awards are also welcomed. All applicants are subject to interview. Offers subject to Criminal Record Bureau and Occupational Health clearance.

Radiography is the controlled use of ionising and other radiations as an adjunct to medicine. This can either be as a treatment for some cancers (radiotherapy) or as an aid to diagnosis (diagnostic radiography). The professional staff practising in these fields are called radiographers; their daily work revolves around the interface of medical technology, medicine and people.

Diagnostic radiography accounts for about 85 per cent of all radiographers and is practised in virtually every hospital in the UK. Therapeutic radiography is centred in large population specialist centres for the treatment of cancer. Radiography in all its aspects is central to the Government’s plans for the future of the NHS and at present there is a national shortage of both types of radiographer.

The University of Portsmouth has offered degrees in both diagnostic and therapeutic radiography since 1989 – in fact we were the first university ever to run a radiography degree programme. Most of our students follow a three-year route, but there is a four-year programme (successful completion of ‘year 0’ allows direct entry to the three-year programmes). This route is mainly intended for those from a non science background. Both courses are delivered on a full-time basis.
Find out more

If you would like to visit and see more for yourself, we hold Preview Days throughout the year. Please contact us (details below) for details of these or for further information on these courses.

Fees & bursaries
Home students
Certificate: £2,060
Diploma: £4,120
MSc: £5,120
Occasional Module Fee: £515
Fee for APEL credits: £515
Dissertation Fee: £1,000
Overseas Students
Certificate: £4,845
Diploma: £9,690
MSc: £12,040
Occasional Module Fee: £1,211.25
Fee for APEL credits: £1,211.25
Dissertation: £2,350

Teaching and assessment

The course involves a variety of learning and teaching methods. These include some formal lectures as well as class based workshops, student discussions, presentations and self directed learning tasks.

September 2007 saw WebCT introduced into some modules. This enables students to complete some aspects of individual modules online.

Self-study is also a vital area of study at this level. Students must be aware that many hours of their own time are needed to complete the course and the week to week background tasks that support their studies. For a 15 M Level credit module some 120 hours of self study will be required in addition to the time dedicated to attend lectures.

Once enrolled, students have five years in which to complete the entire course. Some students decide to only study one module per term, spreading the course out and allowing time for other commitments. If department funding is an issue, students may enrol initially in the Certificate course and then carry on to the Diploma or MSc if and when funding permits.

Assessments cover a range of types depending on the module studied, many of which have a clinical element to them. They are designed to promote skills that will be useful in clinical practice and necessary for the practitioner of the future.

Examples are:
an oral presentation of a piece of work, either a case study or poster
completing a reflective learning portfolio
unseen examinations
formulating a business plan or research proposal
situational analysis
design and evaluate a teaching programme