Breast Imaging FdSc
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Facts about Breast Imaging
| Year of entry | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Qualification | FdSc |
| Application route | Please apply directly to St George's, University of London for this programme, which starts in April of each year. For an application form, send your full postal address to enquiries@sgul.ac.uk. This is a full-time two year course, with part-time attendance at St George's, National Breast Screening Training Centre and the Jarvis Centre, Guildford. Applicants must be employed and supported by a suitable workplace. |
| Modules | Module Listing |
About this course
Why choose this course?
This foundation degree is designed for assistant radiography practitioners in mammography who:
- work in a breast screening unit; and
- undertake mammographic procedures in the NHS breast screening programme (BSP).
Assistant practitioners working outside the NHS BSP are also eligible for the course, if they have access to a suitable number of mammograms.
What will you study?
This course has been designed in partnership with the breast screening training centres at St George's Hospital, South West London Breast Screening Centre and The Jarvis National Training Centre, Guildford. It will foster skills in decision making and problem solving, enabling you to cope with the diverse needs of the population. Modules usually start with one weeks' contact teaching at either the Jarvis Centre or at St George's, after which you undertake workplace, online and distance-learning activities.
Module listing
The modules listed are definitive:
Year 1
- Introduction to the Workplace
- Foundation to Clinical Skills Supporting Assessment Techniques
- Foundation to Clinical Skills in Mammography
- Development of Mammography Competencies
Year 2
- Application of Mammography Practice
- Promotion of Health Awareness and Multidisciplinary Interaction
- Performance of Specialist Views Supporting Triple Assessment
- Management of Challenging Situations
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