36 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
Blended
Our BSc Operating Department Practice (ODP) prepares you for a rewarding career in an essential clinical profession.
Operating Department Practitioners provide skilled and holistic care to support surgical patients at all stages of surgery, from anaesthetics, scrub, and recovery. Operating Department Practitioners also play a critical role in a hospital’s ability to carry out surgery, working as part of the surgical team and as a link to other teams and departments within the hospital.
Studying Operating Department Practice at Swansea University will equip you with the life-long skills and experience needed to succeed in this varied role, encompassing perioperative care, teamwork and attention to detail.
Over the course of this three-year, full-time programme you will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary Operating Department Practice, with a commitment to delivering safe and effective care to the perioperative patient.
Operating Department Practice at Swansea follows a spiral design based on the four “Pillars of Practice”:
Our approach will help you develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and understanding required to be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered Operating Department Practitioner upon completion of the course.
Operating Department Practitioners provide skilled and holistic care to support surgical patients at all stages of surgery, from anaesthetics, scrub, and recovery. Operating Department Practitioners also play a critical role in a hospital’s ability to carry out surgery, working as part of the surgical team and as a link to other teams and departments within the hospital.
Studying Operating Department Practice at Swansea University will equip you with the life-long skills and experience needed to succeed in this varied role, encompassing perioperative care, teamwork and attention to detail.
Over the course of this three-year, full-time programme you will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary Operating Department Practice, with a commitment to delivering safe and effective care to the perioperative patient.
Operating Department Practice at Swansea follows a spiral design based on the four “Pillars of Practice”:
- Clinical Practice
- Facilitation of Learning
- Leadership
- Evidence, Research and Development
Our approach will help you develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and understanding required to be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered Operating Department Practitioner upon completion of the course.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
Blended
Our BSc Operating Department Practice (ODP) prepares you for a rewarding career in an essential clinical profession.
Operating Department Practitioners provide skilled and holistic care to support surgical patients at all stages of surgery, from anaesthetics, scrub, and recovery. Operating Department Practitioners also play a critical role in a hospital’s ability to carry out surgery, working as part of the surgical team and as a link to other teams and departments within the hospital.
Studying Operating Department Practice at Swansea University will equip you with the life-long skills and experience needed to succeed in this varied role, encompassing perioperative care, teamwork and attention to detail.
Over the course of this three-year, full-time programme you will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary Operating Department Practice, with a commitment to delivering safe and effective care to the perioperative patient.
Operating Department Practice at Swansea follows a spiral design based on the four “Pillars of Practice”:
Our approach will help you develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and understanding required to be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered Operating Department Practitioner upon completion of the course.
Operating Department Practitioners provide skilled and holistic care to support surgical patients at all stages of surgery, from anaesthetics, scrub, and recovery. Operating Department Practitioners also play a critical role in a hospital’s ability to carry out surgery, working as part of the surgical team and as a link to other teams and departments within the hospital.
Studying Operating Department Practice at Swansea University will equip you with the life-long skills and experience needed to succeed in this varied role, encompassing perioperative care, teamwork and attention to detail.
Over the course of this three-year, full-time programme you will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary Operating Department Practice, with a commitment to delivering safe and effective care to the perioperative patient.
Operating Department Practice at Swansea follows a spiral design based on the four “Pillars of Practice”:
- Clinical Practice
- Facilitation of Learning
- Leadership
- Evidence, Research and Development
Our approach will help you develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and understanding required to be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to become a registered Operating Department Practitioner upon completion of the course.
Admission Requirements
7+
185+
76+
5+
A-Level: Minimum BCC. Health or science-related courses are desirable.
Access to Higher Education Diploma: Minimum of 24 Distinctions, 6 Merits, 15 Passes or other combination to provide 102-106 UCAS points
BTEC: DMM
Welsh BACC: Grade C and BC at A level or DM at BTEC
IELTS: Level 7 with no component less that 6.5 (For applicants who have gained their entry qualifications outside the UK)
GCSE: A minimum of five GCSEs at A-C grade, these must include Welsh/English Language, Mathematics and a Physical Science or Double Award Science.
For non-standard applicants: It is recognised that individuals without formal qualifications may have relevant experience and knowledge. Applications will be considered on an individual basis.
Access to Higher Education Diploma: Minimum of 24 Distinctions, 6 Merits, 15 Passes or other combination to provide 102-106 UCAS points
BTEC: DMM
Welsh BACC: Grade C and BC at A level or DM at BTEC
IELTS: Level 7 with no component less that 6.5 (For applicants who have gained their entry qualifications outside the UK)
GCSE: A minimum of five GCSEs at A-C grade, these must include Welsh/English Language, Mathematics and a Physical Science or Double Award Science.
For non-standard applicants: It is recognised that individuals without formal qualifications may have relevant experience and knowledge. Applications will be considered on an individual basis.
3 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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