PgCert/PgDip/MSc Radiographic Reporting
Overview
Facilitating your development
Our programme incorporates a high level of clinical skill in the practice of image evaluation and reporting of the skeletal system. The modules fully integrate theoretical knowledge with practical ability, facilitating your development as a competent and reflective practitioner.
We have a highly motivated team of in-house and guest specialists from a variety of hospitals, with over 14 years experience successfully delivering the Radiographic Reporting programme.
Why Radiographic Reporting at LSBU?
- Our course is a long established and successful programme, having started in 1996.
- No.1 London modern university in the UK for Satisfied overall with course in Health Professions (Guardian League Table 2019).
- Specialist reporting radiographers and radiologists provide stimulating lectures.
- LSBU has its own PACS (Sectra) with thousands of practice (and assessment) cases for reporting.
Modules
The PgCert is typically achieved in Year 1 and credit carried forward to further study in Year 2 to achieve PgDip. Year 3 completes the MSc with a dissertation. The awards are flexible to suit individual needs:
PgCert (60 credits)
- Foundations of Image Interpretation (20 credits)
Plus optional modules worth 40 credits
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting: Appendicular skeleton (40 credits)
PgDip (120 credits)
- Foundations of Image Interpretation (20 credits)
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting: Axial Skeleton (20 credits)
- Advances in Specialised Skeletal Imaging (20 credits)
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting: Appendicular Skeleton (40 credits)
- Research in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
MSc (180 Credits)
- Foundations of Image Interpretation (20 credits)
- Research in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Dissertation (40 or 60 credits)
Optional modules worth 80-100 credits
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting: Axial Skeleton (20 credits)
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting: Appendicular Skeleton (40 credits)
- Advances in Specialised Skeletal Imaging (20 credits)
Entry requirements
- Applicants will normally be a registered radiographer or other health care professional with full access to radiographic images for reporting which should include a high proportion of Accident and Emergency cases.
- Participants should have written confirmation and support of an appropriate radiology department in which to train.