Diagnostic Radiography with Ultrasound Fundamentals

This unique course allows you to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to become an outstanding radiographer while enhancing your learning with foundational ultrasound experience.

Build expertise
Gain a strong foundation in ultrasonography while meeting all the requirements to register with the HCPC as a diagnostic radiographer. This course balances hands-on ultrasound training with core diagnostic imaging skills.

Real-world experience
Gain hands-on experience from the start, with clinical placements beginning in the very first semester of Year 1 - giving you the chance to learn directly from real patients as you develop your skills in real-world settings.

Immersive learning, first-hand
Refine your skills in purpose-built training environments designed to mirror real hospital wards and emergency settings, equipped with advanced medical imaging technology and patient simulators for an authentic, hands-on experience.

This course is for you if...

• you're compassionate and committed to supporting patients by using medical imaging to help diagnose and guide their care

• you're a team player, ready to work with healthcare professionals, patients, and families

• you're keen to explore the power of medical imaging technology in today's healthcare

• you’re ready to stand alongside diagnostic imaging professionals who impact lives every day

Course Modules

Year 1

You will learn what it means to be a Radiographer, the professional responsibility this brings and your contribution to frontline patient care. These skills will be supported by basic sciences, including physics and biology to help you understand patient health, disease and the variety of diagnostic imaging equipment in use today. Plymouth-based placements will be in local healthcare providing institutions where you will develop a greater understanding of your future role and the skills required to succeed. Small group, enquiry-based learning will use patient focused scenarios to help you to bring all these new skills together, whilst aiding your development of life-long learning skills.

Year 2

The second year of training focuses further on applying your skills to the real world. In addition, you will learn about patient assessment alongside other healthcare professionals. Ultrasonography students receive intensive simulation and undertake additional clinical placements with regional ultrasound providers across the healthcare sector. You will also further develop your understanding and importance of the medical images you have taken. Enquiry-based learning tutorials will help you consolidate and apply these taught skills through clinical scenario discussions.

Final year

This final year is all about the transition from student to practising healthcare professional. You will learn how to deal with more complex problems during longer clinical placements and conduct an NHS quality improvement or research project, this will advance your understanding of how imaging departments are run and the challenges they face. Outside of placements you will gain a greater knowledge of patient assessment, clinical emergencies and interpretation of imaging investigations. Year 3 will also guide you in career choices beyond that of employment, where your ambition may take you in a more specialised or diverse environment.

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