MSc Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration)

The aim of this course is to develop the analytical, theoretical and practical skills that you learned as a graduate and focus on the professional and clinical elements required to be a successful diagnostic radiographer.

This course is not suitable for applicants already holding a qualification in diagnostic radiography.

Diagnostic radiographers provide an imaging service for most departments within the hospital including, accident and emergency, outpatients, operating theatres and wards. X-rays are an imaging technique used by Diagnostic Radiographers to look at injuries or disease, or monitor changes inside the body. Most diagnostic radiographers carry out a range of procedures, which may include cross-sectional imaging techniques such as computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and radionuclide imaging (RNI).

EXIT AWARDS: MSc (180 credits at SCQF Level 11 and 120 credits at SCQF Level 10); PgDip (120credits at SCQF Level 11 and 120 credits at SCQF Level 10); MSc Applied Health Studies (180 credits at
SCQF Level 11); PgDip Applied Health Stud

Delivery: At QMU and on placement
Single Modules: It is not possible to study single modules

Duration: Full-time: 2 years, 2 months
Start date: January 2013
Application deadline: November 2012
Teaching, learning and assessment: Academic study will be learner-centred with the analysis and synthesis of knowledge being of paramount importance. You will be expected to take overall responsibility for your learning. Clinical skills will be developed in work placements in Radiology Departments in hospitals in Central Scotland, eg Lothian, Fife, Forth Valley and the Borders (in Year One there are 17 weeks of placement and 21 weeks in Year Two.) Teaching methods include keynote lectures, clinical workshops and tutorials, student-led seminars, group discussions, clinical observation and practice. Directed learning materials will be delivered via a virtual learning environment (WebCT) and comprise readings, self-assessment quizzes, workbooks, tutorial questions with answers and narrated lectures. A variety of assessment methods will be used, including MCQ examination, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), Objective Structured Pattern Recognition andImage Interpretation Examinations (OSPRIIEs), self-appraisal, course work, ePortfolio, viva voce examinations and clinical assessment.

Teaching hours and attendance: Each module which you study on campus will require you to attend classes and carry out independent work. Your attendance at QMU will depend on which module you are studying.
Links with industry/professional bodies: Following successful completion you will be eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HPC), a requirement for employment in the NHS. Student rates have been negotiated for membership of the Society and College of Radiographer (free for the first year of study and £48 for the subsequent year).