Operating Department Practice

Why choose this course? BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice will qualify you to become a HCPC registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) and enable you to make a difference to people’s lives, working within teams of surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and more in the operating theatre, critical care, and emergency departments. 

This course: 

Is accredited by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)  Is endorsed by the College of Operating Department Practitioners  Is in partnership with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Incorporates placements and practical learning  Utilises state-of-the-art simulation equipment and facilities at the University  is a Welsh Government Bursary commissioned programme  *This course is part of a subject area ranked

1st in the UK for Student Experience Joint 1st in the UK for Graduate Prospects 1st in Wales and top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality in the Subjects Allied to Medicine subject area league table in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025

*This course is rated 1st in Wales in the Health Studies subject area league table in the Daily Mail University League Table, 2024.

*This course is rated 4th in the UK for Satisfied with Teaching in the Health Professionals subject area league table in the Guardian University Guide, 2025.

Key Course Features: This course integrates interprofessional teaching and learning, allowing you to learn from other students working towards various roles in the healthcare industry  The course is designed around a Spiral curriculum, meaning that topics are introduced in Year One, and then expanded upon in Years Two and Three Develop knowledge and understanding of multi-professional care, autonomy and accountability within a professional framework and clinical problem-solving skills  The main delivery site for this course is our Wrexham campus. Occasional interprofessional education sessions may be delivered from our St Asaph campus with students from various nursing and allied health courses Case study approach to teaching, learning and assessment