Diagnostic Radiography, BSc

Welcome Week​​​​

Welcome week shall commence on Monday 14 September and will provide you with the essential information you need to understand the course, meet with some of the teaching team, and liaise with the central services of the university.

Attending Welcome Week is not only important, but also fun! There are a wide range of events and activities being held with plenty of support staff on hand to help you with your questions. ​ 

Occupational Health, DBS & Placement Preparation

Please ensure that you engage with all Occupational Health, DBS or Placement planning activities required by the Admissions Team. Failure to complete this by the time you register on the course may result in you not being able to proceed with your studies.

We are proud to be an inclusive University that supports a diverse community of students. Please note that if you have a disability or would like to learn more about the support that we can offer to students, please visit the Disability and Mental Health website.

Occupational Health

Students need to obtain occupational health clearance to ensure they are fit to practice. You will be prompted via your ‘MyRecord’ to complete a clearance check and directed to an online health questionnaire.

Once you have submitted your questionnaire, you are required to attend an occupational health vaccination appointment appropriate to your placement requirements. We use an external company called OH Works for this. Ahead of your appointment, please gather any vaccination documentation (paper or electronic) from your GP or workplace to take to your occupational health appointment.

Your OH vaccination appointment will take place on Tuesday 15 September 2026 in Ag54 (Anselm Building, Canterbury Campus). Please see the below table for the exact time of your appointment:

Surname	Date	Time	Location
A - C	15 September 2026	09.00 - 09.15	Ag54
D - F	15 September 2026	09.15 - 09.30	Ag54
G - I	15 September 2026	09.30 - 09.45	Ag54
J - L	15 September 2026	09.45 - 10.00	Ag54
M - O	15 September 2026	10.00 - 10.15	Ag54
P - R	15 September 2026	10.15 - 10.30	Ag54
S - V	15 September 2026	10.30 - 10.45	Ag54
W - Z	15 September 2026	10.45 - 11.00	Ag54

Please note, that if you are an S25 Health Foundation Year student, you are required to attend an occupational health vaccination appointment.

For enquiries about your occupational health clearance please email cccustudents@ohworks.co.uk or phone 01227 286288.

Uniform

On placement, you will be required to wear a uniform as part of your Readiness for Practice. Important information regarding your uniform can be found on the uniform policy.

Your uniform is provided to you free of charge and is expected to last you the duration of your course.

You do not need to order your placement uniform before you start your course.

Uniform ordering is staggered by course. This means that students on different courses will be invited to order their uniform at different times. If you hear that students on another course have already been invited, please don't worry – you will be contacted when it is your course's turn.

The Placement Management Team will email you with instructions on how to order your uniform in plenty of time before your first placement.

These instructions will be sent to your CCCU email account. Towards the end of August, once you have been invited to register for your course, we will email you with information on how to set up your CCCU email account. 

Please note that you will not be able to order your uniform until you have completed all of your registration tasks.

Placement Badge

On placement you will be required to wear a placement badge, which will have your course title and preferred first name obtained from your MyRecord account. This placement badge is provided to you free of charge. You will be supplied with your placement badge once you have started your course. Please note, this is not your student ID card. 

Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD)

Please note that you will also be issued with a Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) at your occupational health appointment. TLD badges are an essential tool for monitoring your exposure to radiation. Students must be in possession of a TLD to participate in simulated learning and placement. You will be required to attend further scheduled exchange events throughout the academic year for continuous monitoring. 

You must pay a refundable deposit of £30 for your TLD.

​Clinical Placement

​A core part of BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography involves clinical placement. During your first year, you will go out on placement on two 6-week blocks.

The first of which will span January-February, the second will occur during the end of May to the beginning of July. Placement sites are spread around Kent, with a few sites elsewhere such as Darent Valley Hospital (Dartford) and Queen Mary’s Hospital (Sidcup).

An introduction to placement will be provided during Welcome Week. You will also have simulated learning sessions within the X-ray room to develop your clinical skills before attending your first placement block.

InPlace

Once your first placement has been allocated, you will automatically receive an email with instructions on how to sign in to InPlace and access your placement information.

Your Course​​

BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography is delivered over two semesters, each with different academic modules to develop your knowledge and skills.

Within the first few weeks of the course it will seem a little frantic, as you are gaining access to the different computer systems, finding your way around campus, and getting to grips with the different tasks required of you.

It is important that you attend all scheduled sessions, especially occupational health and mandatory training sessions.

Blackboard

​​The university uses Blackboard, an online learning platform which is best viewed on a computer. You should be able to view the following modules:

• Academic Skills
• Human Science,
• Radiography Clinical Practice 1

These will be your initial modules, with several more occurring during Semester 2. Blackboard is used by the teaching staff to provide all the module information including:

• ​Module handbook - An overview of the module, module leader details, learning outcomes, and assessments.

• ​Module timetable – In addition to the university system, the module leader provides an overview of the teaching schedule to include the time, location, and student groups for sessions.

• ​Lecture presentations and recordings – These are provided throughout the duration of the scheduled teaching.

• ​Assessment information – Guidance and instructions for your assessments ​(you will also submit your assignments on Blackboard)

 

​​The university provides an extensive library with online and physical copies of all the books you will require to succeed on the course. However, if you wish to purchase your own books or simply desire to undertake pre-reading, the following texts will be useful:

• ​Anatomy and physiology - We do not recommend a particular book for A&P, any good book of A-level quality would be beneficial for new students. One of your initial modules will include Human Science, it will be useful to have a reference book to browse in between teaching sessions.
• ​The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell – Not essential, but very useful for students transitioning into higher education. This book is referred to within the module named Academic Skills and provides very sensible advice on how to succeed at university. The library also provides physical and online copies.
• ​Clark's Pocket Handbook for Radiographers – The only book that the teaching staff recommend that you purchase for yourself. This will be invaluable whilst on placement for you to review and learn key radiographic techniques. The book also has some content regarding related physics.
• ​Physics – There are physics books available which explain X-ray imaging. However, the teaching team recommend that you consider watching explanatory videos on YouTube or similar to gain a basic understanding of the process. Greater depth and knowledge will be provided during Semester 2 within Radiographic Science 1.