Huddersfield to offer Diagnostic Radiography degrees from September 2025
A new degree course in Diagnostic Radiography will launch at the University of Huddersfield in September 2025.
Teaching and learning for the three-year BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course, together with a parallel degree apprenticeship course, will be based within the new National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC), and the course will include clinical placements in local NHS hospitals and wider specialist centres.
The University welcomes registrations of interest to receive further information about the courses.
The course has been developed with input from a number of external stakeholders, with service user and carer involvement via the University’s Public Partnership Group, and by close partnership working with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Alongside the purpose built, state-of-the-art simulated radiography facilities within the NHIC, the campus will also include one of several student placement opportunities. A brand-new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), part of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust will provide local patients with a range of diagnostic tests, including MRI and CT scans.
Both the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography and the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (Degree Apprenticeship) courses will allow students and apprentices to collaborate with practitioners from a range of health and social care professions at the University, including nurses and midwives, paramedics, physiotherapists, social workers, operating department practitioners and occupational therapists. These collaborations will develop in-depth understanding of person-centred care and patient pathways.
Register your interest in our Diagnostic Radiography degrees
Diagnostic Radiography (or Medical Imaging) is the practice of using various forms of radiation and sophisticated technology to produce high-quality images, which help the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of injury or disease as part of a multi-professional healthcare team.
Radiographers can specialise in areas including ultrasound, CT/MRI scanning, image reporting, teaching and management.
The opportunity to share my passion for my profession with students, as part of Huddersfield’s growing health campus, is exhilarating.
Jim McStravick, Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography
"Diagnostic radiographers work throughout hospitals – in their own radiology departments, but also providing essential imaging on wards, in operating theatres or as part of trauma teams in the middle of casualty.
“With the campus’ unique variety of purpose-built clinical simulators, our students can develop their skills, safely, across these critical environments. Working in so many areas communication is key and training amongst Huddersfield’s extensive range of other healthcare students will encourage the inter-professional understanding vital to future career teamworking.”
“We are thrilled to be expanding the range of allied health professions that we offer at the University of Huddersfield with this development from September 2025,” says Dr Sara Eastburn, Acting Head of Department of Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise.
“We are hugely proud that the course development has been underpinned by strong collaborative partnerships from the outset and we are looking forward to being able to make a positive contribution to the increased demand locally, regionally and nationally for diagnostic radiographers to support service and patient need. “