RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
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GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY* (DLHE 2018)
This degree will give you the expert training you need to begin a rewarding career diagnosing and treating people with respiratory disease and sleep-related breathing disorders. Studying the structure and functions of the respiratory system, together with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, you will combine in-depth academic work with practical clinical skills in a range of specialised healthcare settings.
NOTUITIONFEES: UKandEUstudents**
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary scheme. (**conditions apply) swansea.ac.uk/student-loans-
The course is accredited by the National School of Healthcare and Science, the Registration Council for Clinical Physiology, and the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology. Many of our academic staff are practising healthcare scientists, providing an unrivalled combination of scientific rigour and professional expertise. Our excellent facilities provide realistic workplace simulations and you will gain experience within our award-winning Health and Wellbeing Academy as well as on work placements at hospitals across Wales. Around half of your course will be spent on clinical work placements throughout Wales, which will give you the practical skills to begin your career.
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Anatomy and physiology for healthcare science • Basics of mathematics and physics for healthcare science • Introduction to cardiovascular science • Pathophysiology for healthcare science • Professional practice • Respiratory and sleep physiology Year 2 • Diagnostic interventions • Instrumentation signal processing and imaging • Pathophysiology of common cardiovascular and respiratory conditions • Respiratory and sleep physiology – physiology Year 3 • Healthcare science research project • Sleep diagnostics and therapy • Pathophysiology, diagnosis and clinical management of asthma & respiratory failure
and-grants/nhs-funding/ Global Opportunities available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB (to include Biology, Physics or Maths)
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
FUTURE CAREERS: Currently the NHS starting salary for Healthcare Scientists is £24,214 (Band 5). Typical career earnings go up to £43,772 however the maximum earning potential for a consultant in the NHS is £102,506. BSc Single Honours ▲ Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) ▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
*100% of Healthcare Science graduates are employed in a professional or managerial job 6 months after the course (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2018)
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For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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