Teaching and learning
In all three years the programme is comprised of blocks which include clinical placements and the teaching of the academic subjects needed to underpin radiography. Your learning is through lectures, tutorials and seminars with clinical placements in the Radiology Department of one of our placement hospitals across the South West. We are strongly committed to offering high levels of student support. You will have a Personal Tutor at the University and during your clinical placements you will be visited fortnightly by a Clinical Tutor who will offer both personal and academic support.
Inter-professional learning
Inter-professional learning is integrated into the programme. This takes a variety of forms, both on placement and at the university. Our inter-professional partners are the University of Plymouth and the University College Plymouth St Mark and St John, through the Peninsula Allied Health Collaboration. Our aim is to provide you with experiences and insights that will promote an ethos of multi-professional team working within the clinical setting.
Research-led teaching
We believe every student benefits from being part of a research-led culture and being taught by experts – you will discuss the very latest ideas in seminars and tutorials and become actively involved in research yourself. Research plays an important part in developing patient care and radiography as a whole for the future. You will be taught by staff who are at the cutting edge of their research areas which ensures you receive the most up-to-date knowledge. During your third year you will undertake a research project in which you will investigate a particular aspect of radiography in detail and may have the opportunity to work alongside research staff on current clinical projects.
Assessment
You will be assessed by a combination of continuous assessment (both academic and clinical) and exams. The ratio of continuous assessment to exams is approximately 5:4. You will have to pass the assessments in your first year to proceed to the second year but they do not count towards your degree classification. The assessments in the second and third year will each contribute to your final degree classification.
I am a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics and my research interests lie in the field of Biophotonics – the science of generating and harnessing light (photons) to image, detect and manipulate biological materials.
I incorporate elements of my research into all aspects of my undergraduate teaching. For instance, I lecture third year Medical Imaging students on the fundamental principles of digital image processing and I use examples of image processing algorithms that I regularly use for my own research.
My research is currently focused on the development of novel ways in which to use light to characterise biological tissues in both health and disease. I have recently set-up a state-of-the-art multiphoton imaging laboratory which uses ultra-short pulses of laser light to derive image contrast from ‘non-linear’ optical properties of a sample. This approach has several advantages over conventional microscopy; principally, increase in depth penetration and stain-free molecular contrast.
Dr Julian Moger, Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics
University of Exeter made a very good impression when I tried to get information on the courses available and also found the information helpful in deciding on my course. The placements were longer which I felt will help in building confidence and the course structure was very efficient as it prepared the students for the placements by providing support and required knowledge beforehand.
There is a good mix of subjects between the academic and practical ones and it definitely helps in understanding the subject. I believe it will help me in becoming a successful radiographer. The introduction to other imaging types such as modalities, MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Nuclear medicine was particularly interesting as I ended up imagining the different possibilities of my career.
Faculty members are approachable and teaching is really good. I can interact with my lecturers one to one and it is very useful. The city is friendly, interesting and has a historical background with a good night life that would satisfy different tastes.
I hope to build my skills as a radiographer and feel my training has prepared me for future opportunities. In fact I now look forward to supporting students undergoing similar training. It has been a pleasure studying in the University of Exeter but has not been without challenges. However I have only come out stronger every time.
Laura Maitland
BSc Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
