Access to HE Diploma (Radiography) Blended

Blended course – You will have the opportunity to come into college for ‘drop-in’ support sessions with your specialist tutor who can provide guidance and support with your assignments and access remote support during the working week.

Your study materials, resources, textbooks and assignments are provided and supported using the innovative PEARL platform, with ongoing support from the experienced and subject specialist Access to HE curriculum team.

COURSE MODULES:

Module 1: Reading and Note Making

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand a range of reading strategies
• Understand the use of language in terms of the purpose and context of a range of texts
• Be able to use methods for developing notes from a range of sources

Module 2: Academic Writing Skills

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Be able to structure a written response
• Be able to develop a structured response to a plan
• Be able to present the response appropriately for audience and purpose
• Understand how to apply academic writing principles to own work

Module 3: The Structure and Function of Cells

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand cellular structure and organisation
• Understand cellular activity
• Understand the cell cycle

Module 4: Atoms, Bonds and Structure

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand atomic structure
• Understand bonding, structure and properties
• Understand intermolecular forces

Module 5: The Properties and Applications of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand electromagnetic waves
• Understand visible and ultraviolet light including their applications
• Understand microwaves and infrared light
• Understand ultraviolet light and infrared light in terms of their potential to become hazardous
• Understand the use of x-rays in medical settings

Module 6: Human Musculoskeletal System

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the human skeleton and how it relates to locomotion
• Know how muscles contract
• Understand the development of bone

Module 7: Professionalism and Multidisciplinary Teams

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the impact of changes to the roles and responsibilities of a chosen health care professional
• Understand regulation as a chosen health care professional
• Understand the multidisciplinary team working in a chosen health care

Module 8: The Laws of Physics

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand force and motion
• Understand energy conservation and momentum
• Understand wave motion
• Understand reflection and refraction
• Understand magnetism and electrical current behaviours

Module 9: Chemistry of Drugs and Medicines

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the key definitions used in medicinal chemistry
• Understand the significance of the molecular structure of drugs upon their function
• Understand analytic methods used for drug detection
• Understand the importance of isomerism in drug action
• Understand the common processes involved in drug design

Module 10: The Cause and Control of Disease

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand categories and causes of human disease
• Understand the epidemiology of a named disease
• Understand measures for disease prevention

Module 11: Medical Physics: Waves ECGs and Radiography

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the structure and operation of the eye and the correction of simple eye defects
• Be able to explain the structure of the ear, the process of hearing and identify and explain simple methods of detecting hearing abnormalities through interpretation of simple tests
• Be able to describe the electromagnetic spectrum and explain how different types of electromagnetic waves are used in medical physics
• Be able to distinguish between medical uses of ultrasound imaging techniques
• Understand and explain therapeutic uses of radioactivity
• Be able to define, explain and apply those techniques used to monitor the functioning of the nervous and cardiovascular systems

Module 12: Nervous System

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the basic structure and function of the nervous system
• Understand the nature of nerve impulses
• Understand the principles of synaptic transmission

Module 13: Waves and Optics

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand concepts associated with waves
• Understand wave properties
• Understand simple optics
• Be able to illustrate the electromagnetic spectrum
• Understand the effects of diffraction and two source interference of waves

Module 14: Kinetics, Energetics, Equilibria and Acid-Base Equilibria

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand chemical kinetics
• Understand energetics
• Understand chemical equilibria
• Understand acid-base equilibria

Module 15: Radioactivity in Medicine

Upon successful completion of this module, you will:

• Understand the nature of radioactive decay
• Understand the need for safety precautions when handling radioactive isotopes
• Understand the beneficial uses of radioactive isotopes

Are there any additional costs the student should be made aware of?

Your UCAS application will cost £28.50.

Learning is assessed in a variety of methods to prepare you to study at university. These may include essays, report writing, online assessment, and presentations.

You must achieve 60 credits at Level 3 to be awarded the Access to HE Diploma:

Graded - 45 are Graded Credits in Academic Modules at Pass, Merit or Distinction

Ungraded: 15 are Ungraded Credits in Study Skills.

Learners who complete this qualification can progress to university for an Undergraduate Degree or Degree Apprenticeships

What are the career routes for this course?

Diagnostic Radiography and Therapeutic Radiography

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