Radiotherapy and Oncology in Practice

This challenging and supportive course has been developed in partnership with employers and professional bodies. When you graduate, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

You’ll spend a significant time working in a radiotherapy department, while most of your academic study will be completed remotely. We’ll support you through regular live sessions using digital platforms, as well as plenty of contact with tutors, the course leader and academic advisers.

This means you might wish to be located closer to your practice placement than the university – as most of the time you can study from home or anywhere you’d like! This may also help you manage travel and accommodation costs and your home life.

You’ll also study at our Collegiate Campus for short periods of time to gain support and practical experience. This includes your induction to the course, study methods and mandatory training – plus a range of simulated practice workshops to prepare you for placement practice and to consolidate your placement learning.

You learn through

While specialising in radiotherapy, you’ll have opportunities to learn with, from and about students from other health and social care courses. This will enable you to develop an in-depth understanding of person-centred care and patient journeys.

Applied learning

Applied learning means that when you do start work, you can dive in and make things happen.

Work placements

You'll gain real-world skills through simulated practice workshops and practice placements in a radiotherapy department. These learning experiences are designed to help you apply theory to practice – while developing critical and ethical approaches to help you become life-long, competent professionals.

You’ll undertake a range of practice learning experiences, helping you to build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. These will take place in different practice learning environments, reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered.

Live projects

You’ll develop key research skills and undertake projects to evaluate and develop health services.

Networking opportunities

You'll be taught by professionals who are active in their field of practice and research, giving you cutting-edge, practice-specific knowledge. In addition to the course's in-house expertise, we invite guest lecturers who are leaders in their field. You’ll also hear from patients who share their experiences of treatment and care.

Future careers

You’ll be an autonomous reflective practitioner who’s fit for employment in a wide range of health, social care, and voluntary and independent sector environments.