Radiography: Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc

Choose Kingston's Radiography: Oncology Practice MSc

Radiography exists in a changing professional environment and requires practitioners to continually update and review clinical practice. This course provides a flexible framework to prepare you for advanced practice by studying topics relevant to your needs and those of your clinical departments.

This route, which is one of four radiography pathways, is aimed at therapeutic radiographers. The course is offered as either a part-time block release course or as a full-time course.

You may be granted credits for your previous academic and professional qualification through Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) scheme. You can take individual modules as 'free standing' as part of your continuing professional development (CPD). An independent work-based learning module enables you to study around your individual CPD and workplace needs.

What will you study?

You will study modules relating to clinical roles, management, supervisory and assessment roles, quality issues, research methods and ethics, as well as taking a module of independent study to meet a particular professional need or interest.

Assessment

Case studies; research protocols; dissertation; essays; portfolios; practical assessment; OSCE; reflective log book.

The postgraduate admissions administrator will help you choose the most suitable combination of modules depending on your needs. Some of the modules are developed in partnership with healthcare providers.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

For further module information for home/EU students, download our Module information for applicants booklet (PDF).

For further module information for international students, download our Module information for international applicants booklet (PDF).

Available modules (Home/EU students)

• Research and Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare (for PgDip)
• Dissertation (for MSc)
• Advanced Practice - Negotiated Independent Work Based Learning
• Cross-sectional Imaging - Therapeutic
• External Beam Radiotherapy Planning
• Oncology Practice
• Management of Resources and Quality within Healthcare
• Practice Education and Mentorship+

• Practice Education and Mentorship+

  + Satisfactory completion of the Practice Education and Mentorship module confers eligibility for accreditation under the College of Radiographers Practice Educators Accreditation Scheme (PEAS).

  Read more about the module.

   

Available modules (International students)

• Research and Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare (for PgDip)
• Dissertation (for MSc)
• Advanced Practice - Negotiated Independent Work Based Learning
• Cross-sectional Imaging - Therapeutic
• Oncology Practice
• Management of Resources and Quality within Healthcare
• Practice Education and Mentorship+

• Practice Education and Mentorship+

  + Satisfactory completion of the Practice Education and Mentorship module confers eligibility for accreditation under the College of Radiographers Practice Educators Accreditation Scheme (PEAS).

  Read more about the module.

   

You will have the opportunity to study a foreign language, free of charge, during your time at the University as part of the Kingston Language Scheme. Options currently include: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.