Diagnostic Radiography

The course is designed to provide high quality academic education and practical training to enable graduates to practice safely and independently as diagnostic radiographers. The programme will equip diagnostic radiography graduates with the necessary technical and professional skills required to meet the demands of a constantly evolving profession.

Introduction:
This course is offered by the School of Medicine and is aimed at graduates with a science or healthcare related undergraduate degree that wish to pursue a career in diagnostic radiography. The MSc in Diagnostic Radiography course is designed to provide high quality academic education and practical training to enable graduates to practice safely and independently as diagnostic radiographers. The programme will equip diagnostic radiography graduates with the necessary technical and professional skills required to meet the demands of a constantly evolving profession.

Course Structure
The M.Sc. in Diagnostic Radiography is an accelerated programme of study, delivered over two years (September to September). Course attendance will comprise separate lectures blocks and clinical placement blocks. As this is an accelerated programme, students will break for two weeks at Christmas and for three weeks over the summer only. Lecture blocks will be mainly covered during September to June with some clinical placement blocks. Students will spend the majority of the summer period in clinical placement, developing the required practical radiography skills.

Course Content
The programme comprises of 13 core modules. amounting to a total credit weighting of 120 ECTS.

In Year 1, students cover: Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for Medical Imaging (5 ECTS); Clinical Radiography (10 ECTS); Science for Medical Imaging (10 ECTS); Radiographic Technology and Digital Imaging (5 ECTS); Image Interpretation (5 ECTS); Patient Care Skills and Introduction to Human Sciences (5 ECTS); Clinical Placement 1 (10 ECTS); and Clinical Placement 2 (10 ECTS). In Year 2, students cover: Specialised Radiographic Imaging (10 ECTS); Internship in a Specialised Imaging Modality (5 ECTS); Leadership and Quality in Diagnostic Radiography (5 ECTS); Clinical Placement 3 (10 ECTS); and finally the Research Dissertation (30 ECTS).

Modules are assessed primarily by written examination, OSCE examination, written assignment, clinical assessments and oral presentations. The final mark is based on a credit-weighted average of the mark awarded in each module.

A 50% pass mark is required for all elements in each of the modules. Each module and assessment element must be passed independently. The final mark for each module will be derived from the weighted structure of assessment marks within each individual module. A mark of 40% or greater will be accepted for one module within each year of the two year course provided sufficient marks are attained from the remaining modules within the same course year to compensate for this.

Prospective students will be graduates with a science or healthcare related undergraduate degree (at minimum 2.1 level). Graduates from other disciplines may also be considered.

Other applications may be considered in exceptional circumstances based on workplace experience.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview, which will be adjudged based on:

Personal motivation.
Communication skills.
Academic achievements (including qualifications and research to date).
Technical knowledge of diagnostic radiography.

Students will also be required to undergo Garda Vetting, for more information please visit: www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/undergraduates/garda-vetting.php

2 years full-time

The MSc in Diagnostic Radiography is an accelerated programme of study, delivered over two years (September – September). Course attendance will comprise separate lectures blocks and clinical placement blocks. As this is an accelerated programme, students will break for 2 weeks at Christmas and for 3 weeks over the summer. Lecture blocks will be mainly covered during September to June with some clinical placement blocks. Students will spend the majority of the summer period in clinical placement, developing the required practical radiography skills.

Next Intake September 2024

Closing Date 30th June 2024

Career Opportunities
The MSc in Diagnostic Radiography course provides high quality academic education and practical training to enable graduates to practice safely and independently as diagnostic radiographers. The programme will equip diagnostic radiography graduates with the necessary technical and professional skills required to meet the demands of a constantly evolving profession.