Master of Radiography: Diagnostic (MDRad)

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Master of Radiography: Diagnostic (MDRad)

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B821

Campuses

On campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Master of Radiography: Diagnostic (MDRad)

About

This four year integrated masters course will give you the theoretical understanding and practical skills you will need to build a rewarding career as a diagnostic radiographer. Practice placements are an integrated part of the course and allow students to put their theoretical knowledge into practice.

Learn from staff with an outstanding reputation for the quality of teaching.

Gain all the knowledge and skills that you require to work as a diagnostic radiographer.

Develop your expertise through in-depth theoretical learning, clinical placements each year and the close support of our very experienced staff.

Benefit from the interprofessional working focus of this course. We aim for all our graduates to be confident in their own professional identity and have the additional skills that will allow you to work as an effective multidisciplinary team member.

You will enjoy a very high level of support and mentoring from our staff. We do not take as many students as some institutions, so you will enjoy a more individual and interactive learning experience.

We have excellent relationships with our clinical placement sites that allows us to support you constantly when you are on placement. You will be the only student on the team during your placements to give you the maximum possible benefit from the clinical experience.

You will learn on specialist hi-tech facilities on campus. Our diagnostic imaging suite is equipped with a Siemens Multix Pro X Ray System, a Fuji Computerised Radiography system with high resolution digital workstations and a Fuji Direct Digital mobile.

In the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, we are ranked in the top 20 UK universities for subjects allied to medicine (19th out of 82).

We enjoy very high student satisfaction rates: there was 95% overall satisfaction with Diagnostic Radiography at QMU in the National Student Survey 2022

You will:

Enhance your critical thinking and further develop your knowledge of specialist diagnostic imaging modalities.
Broaden your healthcare awareness and challenge your understanding of health education and promotion.
Continue to link theory and practice
Develop your practical skills through two 6-week clinical placement blocks, which includes a three or four-week elective placement.

Modules

Active Citizenship
Health Literacy
Specialist Imaging and Advancing Diagnostic Practice
Theoretical and Clinical Approaches to Multidisciplinary Team Working
Understanding and Appraising the Evidence for Practice
Diagnostic Imaging Placement B

Disciplines

School of Health Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You will be taught in lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical workshops. There will be a mix of classroom and online learning. Outwith timetabled sessions you will be expected to continue learning through self-study. You will be assessed by a variety of assessment methods (eg written and practical exams, written assignments, presentations and viva voce) at the end of each module.

English Program Requirements

The University requires all students to demonstrate sufficient academic English language proficiency to undertake and derive full benefit from their chosen programme of study. This page acts a guide to help you meet the English language requirements for your chosen course.

Students who are not a national of a Majority English Speaking Country, as recognised by the UKVI, must meet the English language requirements of their intended programme of study.

Career

You will:

Enhance, consolidate and reflect on your theoretical, research, professional and clinical skills enabling a smooth transition to working life.
Explore leadership skills and innovative practice to meet current healthcare challenges.
Take ownership of your academic learning by undertaking a quality improvement project.
Complete two 6-week clinical placement blocks.

Modules

Applying Skills of Critical Enquiry
Evidence Informed Practice
Leadership and Enterprise in Healthcare
Preliminary Clinical Evaluation
Diagnostic Imaging Placement C

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500

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