Diagnostic Radiography

The BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography at City St George's is a route into a rewarding lifelong career as a Diagnostic Radiographer. The course equips students with skills in imaging modalities such as conventional radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, alongside an understanding of magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound. These techniques are used to support the diagnosis of illness and disease.

Upon graduation, students will be professionally recognised by the College of Radiographers and will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise in the UK.

Ranked 1st in London for Health Professions, Guardian University Guide 2026.

City St George's offer this programme at both campuses; Clerkenwell and Tooting.

We offer students a unique learning environment, with some of the best-equipped radiography training facilities in the country, mirroring many of the facilities you will encounter in professional practice.

Benefits of this course include:

• Opportunities arising from our close links with radiology departments in hospitals, the radiography profession and industry

• Practise your skills in a simulated environment in our well-equipped clinical skills facilities, which may include equipment such as X-ray tubes, DR and CR systems, Ultrasound machines, Mobile X-ray & C-arm units, Simulation software, PACS

• Spend approximately half your time on clinical placement – recent students have worked at the Royal Free Hospital, University College London Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, the Royal London Hospitals, St George’s Hospital, Guys’ and St. Thomas’ Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Frimley Park Hospital, Royal Surrey County Hospital, and Ashford and St Peters Hospitals.

The course is taught by academics who are experts within the field and many of whom are active clinicians and researchers. Our curriculum concentrates on evidence based teaching and is directly influenced by the research happening within the department which is informing radiography policy and practice. We have long standing and close links with radiology departments in hospitals, the radiography profession, and industry; all of this offers a challenging yet supportive environment in which to study.

Career prospects for City St George's Radiography graduates are excellent. Many of our students go on to work in leading hospitals in London and throughout the UK and there is also a possibility to practice internationally.

Course Modules

​​You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/radiography-diagnostic-imaging

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Radiographers, College of
• Health and Care Professions Council