Operating Department Practice BSc(Hons)
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 3 years full-time
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Medicine
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
Overview
Keen to work in a dramatic and exciting environment? Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) work alongside surgeons, anaesthetists, and other medical staff, to provide care for patients during surgery. A role within perioperative practice, therefore, will see you work as part of a dynamic team in an operating theatre and could prove a great career choice. On our Operating Department Practice BSc(Hons) course, you’ll benefit from a strong grounding in the theory, exploring what’s involved in the three, interconnected aspects of the role: anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic. On this course, you’ll have the opportunity to practise your skills in our simulated operating theatre, enabling you to experience the operating theatre environment. This course is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which means you’ll benefit from experienced staff, specialist skills labs and great links to NHS Trusts and our partners in the private sector. Our clinical placement opportunities enable you to gain valuable hands-on experience in perioperative environments, as well as potentially shadowing an operating department practitioner as part of interdisciplinary teams in a variety of care settings. This will allow you to see how ODPs contribute to all sorts of specialist areas in real world environments.
Entry requirements
| A levels | BBC-BCC |
|---|---|
| UCAS Tariff points | 104–112 UCAS points |
| T Levels | Pass |
| BTEC | DMM-MMM · BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma |
| Access to HE Diploma | with 45 Level 3 credits, 15 at Distinction, and 30 at Merit |
| GCSE | 4 or above · Subjects: English Language, Mathematics |
| Other conditions | interview · Offers will be subject to an interview and references. |
| Other conditions | dbs_check · You also need satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances prior to registration. |
| Other conditions | occupational_health · You also need satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and occupational health clearances prior to registration. |
| Other conditions | minimum_age · 18+ · …or in total) in the last 10 years before applying to us and whilst aged 18 or over. |
Fees
International students: £18,700
UK students: £9,535
UK/Home: £9,535
International: £18,700
Start dates
21 September 2026
Application deadline
14 June 2026
Campus
- University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom
Where you will study
Kirklees, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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