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Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics)
- BSc (Hons)
- 3 Years
- Full-time
- 21 September 2026
- Undergraduate
- Singleton Park Campus
- Awarded by:
- Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)
Course summary
Our BSc in Radiotherapy Physics will give you the expert training you need to begin a rewarding and highly skilled career in the healthcare profession as a dosimetrist in radiotherapy physics.
Over this structured, modular degree, you will learn about using radiotherapy to treat various cancers. You will combine in-depth academic work with practical clinical and technological skills in a range of specialised healthcare settings.
Radiotherapy Physics is a vital field of medicine requiring a high level of responsibility and technical skill. As a radiotherapy physicist/radiotherapy physics technologist, you will work as part of a team to develop individual treatment plans for people with cancer and be responsible for the precise calibration and use of sophisticated radiotherapy equipment.
As your career progresses, you will have excellent opportunities for advanced practice and further study to Masters and doctoral level.
Our course is accredited by the National School of Healthcare and Science.
Many of our academic staff are also practising healthcare scientists, providing an unrivalled combination of scientific rigour and professional expertise.
If you can commit to working in Wales for two years after graduating, you could get your tuition fees covered in full through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme, as well as maintenance funding of up to £4,491 and a reduced rate loan from Student Finance.
Modules
In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Professional and Clinical Practice for Medical Physics; Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare Science; Fundamentals of Healthcare Science; Scientific Basis of Medical Physics; Pathophysiology for Healthcare Science.
In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Professional Practice 2; Research Methods and Statistics; Instrumentation Signal Processing and Imaging; Medical Imaging; Practice of Radiation Protection; Medical Equipment Lifecycle.
In Year 3, you will typically study areas including: Professional Practice 3; Healthcare Science Research Project; Healthcare Science Work Based Placement 2 (Radiotherapy Physics); Radiobiology and Clinical Radiotherapy Physics; Practice of Radiotherapy Physics.
How to apply
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B1F3
- Institution code:
- S93
- Campus name:
- Singleton Park Campus
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
This course is open to UK applicants only.
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Entry requirements
A levelBBB
Including Maths, Physics, Biology or Chemistry
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDD
Access to HE Diploma
Distinction and Merit profile against the rules of combination. We do not accept Access to Healthcare or Access to Healthcare and Nursing.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 points
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Pass at B and either BB at A level (including Maths, Physics, Biology or Chemistry) or DD at BTEC
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
345 points.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
If you are offered a place you will also need:
- A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, or approved equivalent
- NHS Wales Values and Standards of Behaviour.
All applicants will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check and occupational health check. Any concerns arising from these may be considered at the School of Health and Social Care’s Professional Suitability and Fitness to Practice Panel and may result in admission to the programme being withdrawn.
Applicants who meet the entry requirements and selection criteria will be invited to interview, which may take place in person or via telephone/video call.
If you are successful at interview, any offer of a place will be conditional upon a satisfactory DBS/police check or equivalent from your home country as well as an occupational health declaration and assessment prior to starting your studies.
Additional entry requirements
- Audition
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
- Interview
- All applicants will be required to complete an interview
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/
Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/
Sponsorship information
You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.
To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/scholarships/
Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page https://www.swansea.ac.uk/academi-hywel-teifi/learn/scholarships/
If you can commit to working in Wales for two years after graduating, you could get your tuition fees covered in full through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme, as well as maintenance funding of up to £4,491 and a reduced rate loan from Student Finance.
Please see our NHS Funding webpage to check your eligibility for funding before applying (https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/student-loans-and-grants/nhs-funding/).
Course contact details
Swansea University Admissions Office
Ask us a question - undergraduate enquiries.
Email:study@swansea.ac.uk
Phone:01792 295111
The Admissions Office, Swansea University
Email:study@swansea.ac.uk
Phone:01792 295111
Fax: 01792 295110
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