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diagnostic radiography at uni

hello, results day is tomorrow, good luck to everybody!!

i would like to study diagnostic radiography at uni this september but have not studied a science A level, does anyone know which unis don’t require a science subject at sixth form?
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by stphmri
hello, results day is tomorrow, good luck to everybody!!
i would like to study diagnostic radiography at uni this september but have not studied a science A level, does anyone know which unis don’t require a science subject at sixth form?

The list of appropriate degrees are from the following:
https://www.hcpc-uk.org/education/approved-programmes/approved-programmes-results/?ProviderQueryString=&Professions=270450014&Modalities=270450010&Levels=Undergraduate&IntakeModes=Open&PageSize=50&Page=1

There are 55 courses to look through.

See the following:
https://www.uos.ac.uk/study/bsc-diagnostic-radiography/#d.en.24595
https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/B821/diagnostic-radiography#entry (need a social science instead of science)
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/diagnostic-radiography#courseEntryRequirements
https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/diagnostic-radiography/
Original post
by stphmri
hello, results day is tomorrow, good luck to everybody!!

i would like to study diagnostic radiography at uni this september but have not studied a science A level, does anyone know which unis don’t require a science subject at sixth form?


Are you hoping to go through clearing for DR?

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by normaw
Are you hoping to go through clearing for DR?


yes :smile:
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by stphmri
yes :smile:


You could start searching for clearing places tonight on UCAS - many unis will have updated it by now - so that you are prepared to ring when clearing lines open in the morning. Then click through to the uni websites and check the entry requirements. DR clearing places go quickly and if they are interested in you, they will arrange an interview. Do you have any DR shadowing experience and public-facing work/volunteering experience?

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by normaw
You could start searching for clearing places tonight on UCAS - many unis will have updated it by now - so that you are prepared to ring when clearing lines open in the morning. Then click through to the uni websites and check the entry requirements. DR clearing places go quickly and if they are interested in you, they will arrange an interview. Do you have any DR shadowing experience and public-facing work/volunteering experience?


thank you for reply! i have had work experience at a radiology department and really enjoyed it. i have also checked and seen all the unis that have clearing available for diagnostic radiography. thanks for your help :smile:
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by stphmri
thank you for reply! i have had work experience at a radiology department and really enjoyed it. i have also checked and seen all the unis that have clearing available for diagnostic radiography. thanks for your help :smile:


No problem. I'll be back on TSR tomorrow morning if you need any assistance. :smile:

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You need at least one science at A level. And science at gcse. Science is needed otherwise you will struggle at university. Diagnostic radiography has physics and anatomy. So you need to have some good understanding of these.
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by RadTutor
You need at least one science at A level. And science at gcse. Science is needed otherwise you will struggle at university. Diagnostic radiography has physics and anatomy. So you need to have some good understanding of these.

I'm in agreement that diagnostic radiography covers a lot of science in depth and for any aspiring radiographer he/she really should do at least one science A Level; not doing so is going to make life very very difficult (often unnecessarily) and would be very unwise.

However, the question isn't asking whether they should do science at A Level in order to become a radiographer. It's asking "which unis don’t require a science subject at sixth form". I've just listed those that don't but still offer the accredited degrees graduates would need to become radiographers.

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