BSc (Hons) Clinical Technology
Bradford, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 23,290 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international / home: GBP 9,250
Introduction
Develop the skills you need for a career as a clinical technologist, capable of applying your knowledge to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients. You will learn:
- to design and manufacture medical equipment
- tissue engineering and wound repair for making artificial organs
- application, repair and maintenance of medical devices
- to carry out physiological measurements, such as ECG, EMG, BMI, spirometry and skin analysis
You will specialise in three areas - renal technology (dialysis), rehabilitation engineering (prosthetics/orthotics), and medical technology/engineering.
Technological innovation in the field of medicine and healthcare is accelerating at an enormous pace. The modern hospital is now the centre of a technologically sophisticated healthcare system, and this requires equally technologically sophisticated staff. This means you’ll be highly employable as a graduate.
Professional accreditation
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council to partially meet the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students based on academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship.
Curriculum
What you will study
All module information is for 2023 entry and is subject to change.
First-year
- Clinical Instrumentation and Imaging
- Computer Aided Engineering
- Design, Build, and Test (Biomedical)
- Electronics and Mechanics
- Mathematics for Clinical Technologists
- Radiology and Radiation Engineering
Second year
- Applied Epidemiology
- Cell and Tissue Biology
- Clinical Movement Analysis
- Embedded Electronics
- Functional Anatomy and Human Physiological Measurements
- Healthcare Technology Project
Final year
Core
- Integrated Design
- Individual Research Project
- Medical Ethics and Quality Management
- Rehabilitation and Prosthetics
Option
- Biomaterials with Implant Design and Technology
- Renal Technology
Learning and assessment
You’ll learn through a combination of:
- formal and informal lectures
- tutorials
- laboratory practicals
- workshop skills sessions
- guest lectures and seminars
- group and individually assessed projects
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
There is strong demand in the NHS for graduates with the right mix of technical and clinical abilities. This demand is expected to increase as technological innovation in the field of medicine and healthcare is accelerating at an enormous pace. and because of ongoing reforms of NHS structures.
Clinical technologists are intimately involved in many aspects of healthcare and are instrumental in bridging the gap between clinicians and engineers. They don’t work directly with patients but with the technology used to support patient care.
Career support
The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the Careers website.
Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes, there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.