BSc Operating Department Practice
Entry requirements
BBC-BCC at A Level. 112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Pass at T level with grade C or above on core. NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma/Level 3 Extended Diploma at grade C. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits, 15 at Distinction, and 30 at Merit. 112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Science BSc (Hons), combining research methods, clinical skills, and ethics with professional practice. The programme is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and includes three supervised clinical placements across the three years. Practice develops through anaesthetic, surgical and post-anaesthetic roles, and students complete a Perioperative Research-based Project in the final year.
Modules
- Developing Perioperative Practice
- Leadership and Management in the Perioperative Environment
- Managing Enhanced and Complex Perioperative Practice (Placement 3)
- Perioperative Research-based Project
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Operating Department Practice
- Introduction to Perioperative Practice and Patient Care (Placement 1)
- Principles of Anaesthesia for Operating Department Practice
- Principles of Surgery for Operating Department Practice
- Research and Professional Accountability for Operating Department Practice
- Critical Care of the Perioperative Patient
- Implementation of Perioperative Practice (Placement 2)
- Patho-physiological Processes Related to Peri-operative Practice
- Research and Professional Accountability for Operating Department Practice 2
- Theories of Perioperative Practice