Diagnostic Radiography Canterbury Christ Church University

Overview

Effective health and social care services depend on the professional knowledge and expert skill of their practitioners. Radiographers providing this care require the highest level of professional knowledge, competence and mature confidence in their expertise.

The Diagnostic Radiography course at Canterbury Christ Church University will develop your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills from day one, so that you have the experience and confidence to become an integral part of a multiprofessional team.

What you'll study

You'll be immersed in diagnostic radiography practice right through the course and supported by academics and professionals with vast experience from varied backgrounds. From developing your practical skills in our radiography suite to working in real healthcare environments you will learn to apply theory to practice and develop critical and ethical approaches to your training. This will take place in different practice learning environments, reflecting the range of ways in which services are currently delivered.

You will be learning alongside students from other AHP health courses, including adult nursing, to develop your experience of working as a key member of a wider healthcare team where people are at the centre of practice.

The experienced teaching team will share their academic and professional expertise to help you achieve your full potential and prepare you for a career working within radiology departments in NHS hospitals or in private hospitals and clinics. The innovative curriculum enhances both employability and postgraduate skills helping to challenge and develop you at every point.

Your future career

Upon successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography degree, you will be eligible to apply for registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a diagnostic radiographer. You will have gained qualifications that meet the Governments criteria for “fitness to practice” along with a unique set of transferable skills enabling you to work in a rewarding and progressive career both within the UK and abroad. The range of NHS and private healthcare partners we work closely with to enhance your experience boosts your employment prospects.

After qualifying, there are a number different options for taking your passion for diagnostic radiography forward, for example, our postgraduate radiography course provides a number of pathways, including Clinical Reporting, ultrasound imaging, MRI, CT and nuclear medicine for qualified practitioners from a range of backgrounds to enhance their skills. Later you may choose to develop your career in leadership and management, in research, teaching or industry or as a practitioner in a private setting.

Canterbury Christ Church was the first institution to offer postgraduate opportunities in clinical reporting for radiographers and has developed a national and international reputation for research in this area.