Healthcare Science - 2015 Entry

The course at Southampton (and also Middlesex) is taught 3 days a week. Not sure if all Audiology courses are taught like this? Lots of placements in all 3 years. There were definite similarities between Middlesex & Southampton and I wonder how prescriptive the requirements for Healthcare Science (Audiology) are, and how much the courses actually vary.

I hadn't looked at Unistats before. I've just had a look and although I can find lots of Audiology courses on there, I can't find Southampton. Am still looking, but if you have a link, that would be really helpful

You are right if you go to Southampton university course page every uni has an ad flashing showing you Unistats link for that perticular course but it is showing an error as this was working 2 days ago. Very strange as i am think it is a coincidence that i mentioned it on this forum and it has an error.

Out of 8 uni's doing healthcare they were the lowest for that course for student satisfaction around 64% and the rest were close to 80% and above.
The low percentage were not for the course structure or placements etc but the support and feedback on work given by the lecturers as i think is the most important bit

Interesting. I was most impressed with the teaching staff that I met on the Open Day - they really inspired me to want to do the course - and I also have been given good feedback from professionals in the field about the course and the graduates from there.

I sent my application for audiology on the 2nd of October but haven't heard anything from them yet. I applied to Swansea,Leeds,Manchester, Demontfort and Middlesex.

Hello again Are there many lectures on the course, or is the majority of the teaching through practicals and small group sessions?

Hi

Just wondering why the student satisfaction is low for healthcare science at Southampton compared to other universities as this shows on unistats and other websites as it is the lowest out of alot of uni's. Could you shed any light on this

Thanks

Hi, have you had any assignments or exams so far? If so what were they based on?
- Also when you were at the interview stage, what type of questions were you asked and were you required to take an English and maths test?
- What other unis did you apply to and do you remember what their offers were?
- From what you've learned so far, do you think the job would entail as much patient contact as they say it does?
- Also, when are the holiday breaks and how long are they?

Assignments - Transitional Module: Formative essay on 'Reflective Practice', Professional Practice: Health Educational Package (my group is doing alcohol misuse in students, presenting on the 6th Jan) - both are pretty much pointless in my eyes, they're not really needed as Physiologists.
Interviews: No English/Maths tests for any of the uni's I applied to. Southampton interview was an observed group discussion on 'the moral and practical issues of weight loss surgery'. Other interviews were 1 to 1, and was asked about what makes a good team, strengths and weaknesses, patient communication, how to deal with patients, knowledge of the professional, qualities that make you suitable for the course/professional, general questions about work placements (if you do them - advisable).
Uni's: Leeds (AAB), Manchester Met (BBB), Middlesex (BBB), Southampton (ABB), Swansea (BBB).
Course: there is a lot of patient contact (currently hired models or ourselves - so that we make mistakes in the classroom and not whilst with a real patient) to familiarise yourself with the professional and what your role is. However contact is brief, pretty much perform the test and go (e.g. ECG's should take on average 5 mins), and yes in a clinical environment there will be a lot of patient contact due to the short amount of time conducting/interpreting the tests. As far as what I've learned (can go on all day about this - so this is a summary); a greater insight into A&P (systems, pathology, morphology, etc. The mechanics of the heart/lungs/sleep, the skills needed to deal with patients in the NHS (otherwise know as 'Mandatory Skills'), how to conduct diagnostic tests and why we use them.
Holidays (for first year): 3 weeks at Christmas (12 Dec-5th Jan), 4 weeks at Easter (17th March-14th April), 7 weeks in the Summer (30th June-18th August).
Apologies for the long answer, I've tried to condense it down as much as possible.

very interesting. I can believe you as sometime it could just be a few people giving negative reviews but Unistats is a government website and what i have read is pretty accurate

I am a bit worried as to why it is the only Uni that is not showing the stats as it does have the lowest feedback.

I am not so worried about like i said the structure of the course or its reputation as that speaks for it self but only the course we are talking about.

What course are you thinking of doing under healthcare science

I sent my UCAS off on Friday, applying to Leeds, Southampton, Swansea, Plymouth and UWE Bristol Has anyone else sent their applications off and if so, where to?

I sent my UCAS off on Friday, applying to Leeds, Southampton, Swansea, Plymouth and UWE Bristol Has anyone else sent their applications off and if so, where to?

I just got an interview date from Anglia Ruskin for Healthcare Science, is anyone going to Anglia Ruskin? What are the typical questions asked in this interview???

So did I! Mine is next month

Mine too was next month but I had to change it.
Do you know what they can ask you and what they expect from you to know??
I am totally nervous about the interview

Received an unconditional offer today for Cardiac Physiology