Level 7 Core Skills for Chest Reporting (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Course type
- Single Module
- Course qualification
- Level 7
Course summary
What is the fee?
For all course options, see fees and funding
Where will I study?
School of Health and Society
How long will I study?
One semester
Overview
Core Skills for Chest Reporting (CSCR) is a 15 credit theoretical module introducing concepts that influence image appraisal, decision making and communication.
It is also available as part of our MSc Advanced Medical Imaging.
You will:
- develop your practice
- explore the concepts that influence image appraisal
- apply learning to your clinical caseload
How you'll learn
Future careers
This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development or as part of our MSc Advanced Medical Imaging programme.
Career Links
As a school, we work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector which in turn help you provide a better service.
Modules
CSCR supports you to develop your practice by applying your knowledge of these concepts to analysis of your clinical reporting caseload.
Academics and clinical experts holding honorary lecturer appointments with the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× have developed learning resources and will deliver the teaching for this module.
Entry requirements
A clinical placement with access to a clinical caseload and the support of a clinical mentor will be required.
Entry requirements
Previous study and experience
You will hold a degree in BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography or other health care professional qualification, 2:1 or above.
For clinically related modules, you will also have access to a relevant imaging caseload and support of a clinical mentor. Regrettably, the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× cannot undertake to find a clinical placement for you.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Fees and funding
2026/27
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £780 |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.