BSc Operating Department Practice
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 112 A-level: BBC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
About this course
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science, focusing on clinical practice in peri-operative and critical care settings. Core topics include Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme incorporates five supervised practice placements across anaesthetic, surgical, and post-anaesthetic care areas, totalling substantial clinical hours per rotation. A dissertation at Level 6 provides the opportunity to conduct an independent research investigation.
Modules
- Principles of Peri-operative Practice
- Peri-operative Safety and Teamwork
- Foundation Science for Operating Department Practice
- Foundations of Professional Practice
- Foundational Skills for Operating Department Practice
- Understanding Research in Healthcare Practice
- Developing Operating Department Practice
- Applied Anaesthetic and Post-anaesthetic Car
- Placement 2
- Applied Clinical Skills and Patient Safety
- Dissertation
- Transition to Professional Practice
- Critical Operating Department Practice
- Placement 5
- Leading Operating Department Practice