Swansea University 2024 Undergraduate Prospectus

This fully funded degree will train you to become a Respiratory Physiologist, leading directly to a rewarding and highly-skilled career in the healthcare setting. HEALTHCARE SCIENCE (RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY) SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

9 TH

IN THE UK

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

(Guardian University Guide 2023)

NO TUITION FEES: UK students**

Respiratory and Sleep Physiology is a diverse field that requires a high level of responsibility, accuracy and problem solving ability. At our excellent facilities, which provide realistic workplace simulations, you will learn to perform a wide range of diagnostic tests and develop treatment plans for people with respiratory disease and sleep-related breathing difficulties. You will spend approximately half of your course on clinical placements, which will allow you to hone the practical skills you need to begin your career with confidence. You will also benefit from experience in our award-winning, on-site Health and Wellbeing Academy, which provides a range of services for the local community including clinics in collaboration with the NHS.

Year 2 • Diagnostic Interventions • Instrumentation Signal Processing and Imaging • Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions • Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Year 3 • Research Project • Sleep Diagnostics and Therapy • Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Asthma and Respiratory Failure

Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply)

swansea.ac.uk/student-loans-and-grants/ nhs-funding/ Global Opportunities available †  Work Placement or Internship Opportunities  Contextual Offers available

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †

View our subject guide here:

Typical Offer: BBB (to include Biology, Physics or Maths)

FUTURE CAREERS: Swansea University is commissioned to train Healthcare Scientists for the NHS Wales Workforce. Currently the NHS starting salary is £27,055 (Band 5), with opportunities for career progression to consultant level. ▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page BSc Honours ▲ Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology)

TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1

• Anatomy and Physiology • Cardiovascular Science • Mathematics and Physics • Pathophysiology • Respiratory and Sleep Physiology

Accreditations include:

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