BSc (Hons) Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Dental Therapy) (Year 0)
The University of Liverpool, in collaboration with local FE partners, has developed a Year Zero foundation programme for Home/EU students that leads to access onto a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes.
- Dental Surgery BDS (A200)
- Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) (B750)
- Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)
- Nursing BN (Hons) B700
- Veterinary Science BVSc D100
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) B160
- Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons) B822
- Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) B821
- Orthoptics BSc (Hons) B520
- Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) B920.
Students seeking entry to Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science will study at Carmel College, St Helens. Students seeking entry to Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthoptics, Physiotherapy or Radiotherapy will study at The Sixth Form College, Birkenhead.
Career prospects
As a graduate of the School of Health Sciences you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You can look forward to a career in the National Health Service, Social Services or the private sector.
You will have gained a qualification that meets the Government’s criteria for ‘fitness for purpose’ and ‘fitness for practice’ as well as developing transferable skills such as communication, information technology, problem solving and teamwork.
Nursing
Nursing is currently 2nd in the Guardian University Guide (2020) and in the 2017 National Student Survey the Nursing programme was awarded a rating of 92% for student satisfaction and 100% for graduate employment/further study.
Orthoptics
A recent National Student Survey awarded the Orthoptics Programme a rating of 100% for student satisfaction. Orthoptic graduates are eligible to apply for statutory registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Most graduates choose to work in the National Health Service as an orthoptist in an eye care team.
The University of Liverpool, in collaboration with local FE partners, has developed a Year Zero foundation programme for Home/EU students that leads to access onto a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes.
- Dental Surgery BDS (A200)
- Dental Therapy BSc (Hons) (B750)
- Medicine and Surgery MBChB (A100)
- Nursing BN (Hons) B700
- Veterinary Science BVSc D100
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) B160
- Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons) B822
- Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) B821
- Orthoptics BSc (Hons) B520
- Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) B920.
Students seeking entry to Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science will study at Carmel College, St Helens. Students seeking entry to Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthoptics, Physiotherapy or Radiotherapy will study at The Sixth Form College, Birkenhead.
Career prospects
As a graduate of the School of Health Sciences you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You can look forward to a career in the National Health Service, Social Services or the private sector.
You will have gained a qualification that meets the Government’s criteria for ‘fitness for purpose’ and ‘fitness for practice’ as well as developing transferable skills such as communication, information technology, problem solving and teamwork.
Nursing
Nursing is currently 2nd in the Guardian University Guide (2020) and in the 2017 National Student Survey the Nursing programme was awarded a rating of 92% for student satisfaction and 100% for graduate employment/further study.
Orthoptics
A recent National Student Survey awarded the Orthoptics Programme a rating of 100% for student satisfaction. Orthoptic graduates are eligible to apply for statutory registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Most graduates choose to work in the National Health Service as an orthoptist in an eye care team.
