This accelerated Radiography training course has been developed to allow graduates from a wide variety of academic backgrounds to study with us. The content of the accelerated radiography course supports a robust learning of basic sciences and incorporates a wide range of radiography training that has been developed with respect to requirements for radiography training as published by CORU, the Health and Social Care Professions Regulator, and by the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy.

Students will be provided with teaching from a dedicated team of over 25 lecturers and clinical training will be enhanced by the inclusion of our new ‘state of the art” virtual reality training equipment and our X-ray suite facilities on site, in UCD.

Throughout this course you’ll undertake modules in Technology of Radiography, Practice of Radiography and Clinical Practice of Radiography.

First Year

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Practice of Radiography
• Technology of Radiography
• Radiology IT systems
• Evidence Based Practice
• Clinical Placement

Second Year

• Radiation Protection
• Paediatric Radiography
• Computed Tomography
• Ultrasound
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Nuclear Medicine
• Mechanisms of Disease
• Image interpretation
• Mechanisms of Disease
• Advanced Practice of Radiography
• Clinical Placement

Third Year (one trimester)

• Legal Medicine
• Systematic Pathology
• Professional Completion
• Clinical Placement

Learning methods include lectures, small group tutorials, interactive demonstrations, hands-on clinical learning at UCD and across our clinical network, and enquiry-based learning in the classroom and in the clinical departments.

There will be the possibility for students to undertake international elective opportunities at various stages within the programme.

Diagnostic imaging is a growth area in Ireland and internationally. All graduates in the past five years have obtained employment as radiographers. As well as the traditional hospital-based career, some radiographers are employed as applications or sales specialists.

An increasing number of graduates are now undertaking PhD studies. Diagnostic imaging offers successful graduates exciting opportunities to pursue research and/or to develop specialist clinical skills.

Professional Work Experience

Radiography will first be demonstrated in UCD’s own imaging facilities, before you progress to performing examinations on patients. Teaching hospitals also participate in your training and  you will work alongside radiography colleagues to learn and refine  your professional skills. Early clinical exposure in your second trimester will help ensure that you are professionally, and patient focused early in your studies. You will undertake 1,200 hours of hospital-based training over the course of the programme, some of which takes place during the summer periods.

Health Sciences Centre
Belfield,
Dublin 4

Tel: +353 1 716 6546
Email: diagnostic.imaging@ucd.ie