Criteria for standard entry applicants:
This programme is open to any radiographer with at least one year post qualification experience.
Candidates must have Department of Health approval to practise radiography in Ireland or Health Professions Council approval to practise radiography in the UK & Northern Ireland.
Candidates are required to undertake a minimum of three months of clinical experience in CT scanning prior to commencing the course and provide documented evidence of this.
Candidates must arrange their own clinical placement and provide evidence of an agreement to spend a minimum of 925 hours gaining practical experience in CT over the duration of the course.
Candidates are required to arrange for a suitably qualified clinical supervisor to oversee their clinical experience. Details must be provided to the Academic Programme Co-ordinator during first week of course.
A clinical hours declaration form (available below) must be signed by your Radiographic Services Manager, indicating agreement to provide the requisite number of clinical hours during the course and confirming the requisite pre-course clinical experience in CT pre-clinical hours declaration form (available below). This must be submitted together with other necessary documentation specified in the on line application process.
Eligibility criteria for applicants with an existing postgraduate qualification in CT:
1. Analyse the CT principles underpinning justification, optimisation and dose constraints so as to keep radiation doses as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA); 10. Initiate and implement constructive change in the workplace or in the wider CT profession. 2. Apply the most appropriate CT imaging protocol to an individual patient and perform image processing (MPR/MIP/VRT) on CT data-sets; 3. Demonstrate intellectual depth, breath and adaptiveness in relation to routine and multiphasic CT clinical practice and technology topics; 4. Evaluate and critique CT protocols and images; 5. Integrate and apply new CT knowledge to clinical CT practice and employ critical thinking and problem solving skills to clinical CT practice; 6. Work as part of a team or individually to develop communication & presentation skills. 7. Synthesise individualised protocols based on given clinical scenario’s; 8. Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of current CT reconstruction methods and clinical applications such as dual energy, cardiac, spectral and perfusion CT imaging; 9. Perform manipulation of CT data sets including Cardiac, Angiography and Colonography CT data-sets; Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information. Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.