Operating Department Practice
Wrexham UniversityOperating Department Practice BSc (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at Wrexham University, based in Wrexham, taught full-time over 3 years. Graduates earn £28,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is CCC - BBC.
A-Level Entry
CCC - BBC
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
96 - 112 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Avg. Graduate Salary
£28,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
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
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Wrexham
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Food science and nutrition, Paramedic science
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £28,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ