Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology), BSc (Hons)

Swansea University
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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Singleton park (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Description
Why take this course?
Students of BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) go on to become Respiratory Physiologists. They work directly with patients suspected or known to have diseases of the respiratory system and those with sleep-related breathing disorders.
Practitioners deliver diagnostic tests of breathing and perform diagnostic sleep studies and provide treatment for patients with sleep-related breathing conditions, in hospital and at home.
They use specialist equipment to obtain data about respiratory structures and their function, and produce clinical reports that are used by the healthcare team to diagnose and treat patients. Respiratory Physiologists also diagnose and treat sleep-related breathing disorders in partnership with the medical team.
Patients may be referred because of chest pains, abnormal chest X-rays, breathing difficulties, respiratory disease or sleep disorders. Measurements made typically include:
Lung volumes and forced expiratory flows
Respiratory gas exchange
Blood gases
Response to treatment
Breathing during sleep
Allergy testing, and
Physiological responses to exercise
Graduates must be reliable and accurate as patients’ lives often depend on their skills. They need a keen interest in science and human biology along with effective communications skills to work with patients of all ages and disabilities.
The University is the Welsh Government’s preferred provider for Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Physiology) professional pre-registration education in south west Wales.
Students are advised to visit a hospital medical physics department to familiarise themselves with the role and daily activities of medical physics technologists before applying.
Take a look at the Facilities at the College of Human and Health Sciences..
Respiratory and Sleep Physiology students have multiple opportunities to use the College of Human and Health Sciences’ state-of-the-art facilities

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Singleton Park (Swansea)
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University Of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP

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Entry Requirements
Minimum BBB at A2 level including biology, chemistry, physics or maths. Minimum of five A-C GCSE passes including Welsh/English Language, Mathematics and a Physical Science or Double Award Science.
Alternative Requirements:
Access to Science: Distinction and Merit profile against the rules of combination. Please note: we do not accept Access to Healthcare or Access to Healthcare and Nursing.
BTEC: DDD
Welsh Baccalaureate: Pass and either BB at A2 level (including maths or physics) or DD at BTEC
Irish leaving certificate: 360 national Students at Swansea

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Subjects

  • Physiology
  • Healthcare
  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Team Training
  • GCSE Physics

Course programme

Modules

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Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Degree / HECertCompulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameSHC150Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Professional Practice 1SHC151Academic Year30Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare ScienceSHC152Academic Year20Pathophysiology for Healthcare ScienceSHC153Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Basics of Mathematics and Physics for Healthcare ScienceSHC157Academic Year20Introduction to Cardiovascular ScienceSHC158Academic Year20Respiratory and Sleep PhysiologySHC159Academic Year10CVRS Patient Pathways and Work-Based TrainingSHGE06Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)0Manual Handling 1SHGE09Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)0Violence & Aggression Passport 1

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Degree / HEDipCompulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameSHC230Academic Year10Professional Practice 2SHC231Academic Year10Research Methods and StatisticsSHC232Academic Year20Instrumentation Signal Processing and ImagingSHC233Academic Year10Healthcare Science Work Based Placement 1SHC238Academic Year20Pathophysiology of Common Cardiovascular and Respiratory ConditionsSHC241Academic Year30Respiratory and Sleep Physiology - Diagnostic InterventionsSHC242Academic Year20Respiratory and Sleep Physiology - PhysiologySHGE07Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)0Manual Handling 2SHGE10Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)0Violence & Aggression Passport 2

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Degree / HonoursCompulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameSHC330Academic Year10Professional Practice 3SHC331Academic Year30Healthcare Science Research ProjectSHC332Academic Year20Healthcare Science Work Based Placement 2SHC339Academic Year20Respiratory and Sleep Physiology - Sleep Diagnostics and TherapySHC340Academic Year20Respiratory and Sleep Physiology - Blood Gases and Respiratory FailureSHC341Academic Year20Respiratory and Sleep Physiology - Challenge and Exercise TestingSHGE08Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)0Manual Handling 3

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