Diagnostic Radiography

The University of Leeds’ Diagnostic Radiography course gives you everything you need to practice in one of modern medicine’s most exciting fields. Combining science, technology and patient care, this course prepares you for a career at the forefront of emerging diagnostic and treatment technology.

We’ll teach you how to use a variety of techniques to produce high quality images; similar to those used by medical professionals for patient diagnosis and treatment. You’ll be working with ever-evolving technology like digital imaging, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and even artificial intelligence. Moreover, since radiographers work in diverse teams, you can take your career in many different directions – from ultrasound and image reporting to teaching and management.

With 95% of graduates going directly into work and/or further study (Discover Uni, 2022), many in the same location they trained, employment prospects are excellent.

Why choose Leeds?

• Currently ranked 10th in the UK for medical technology out of all universities offering a Diagnostic Radiography programme (Complete University Guide 2025).

• You will be introduced to clinical environments from the first semester of your course.

• The clinical/academic ratio is approximately a 40:60 split, giving you considerable time on clinical placement.

• Clinical placements are undertaken predominantly within departments across the Yorkshire and Humber region and North of England, and in both small and large NHS hospitals and private providers

• You will also undertake optional modules to explore areas of personal interest, giving you the opportunity to graduate with additional skills.

• Short international placements are potentially available as part of a 3rd year optional module. Currently we have links in Sweden, Denmark, and Malta. Some of our students also take elective placements abroad.

• You will undertake a research project in your final year to develop your evaluation skills and your ability to add to evidence-based practice.

• You will complete a clinical portfolio each year to help develop your reflective writing skills and prepare you for continuing professional development (CPD) when you’re a fully qualified radiographer.

• Many of our students have presented their research at conferences or have published in professional journals and are supported in doing so by the teaching team.

• The core Radiography teaching team comprises of HCPC-registered diagnostic radiographers with decades of combined experience and expertise across a range of specialties, many of whom are Leeds graduates.

We use a variety of summative assessment methods to reflect the range of learning outcomes in the programme and suite of modules. They enable you to demonstrate your capabilities and achievements and take into account your individual assessment strengths. Academic assessments include unseen written exams, written assignments, poster presentations, oral presentations, online multiple choice question exams, and practical workbooks. You will also undertake a series of practical clinical assessments at each stage of the course.

You’ll need to demonstrate the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline, as well as your emerging abilities, skills and competencies. You’ll need to produce work that is typically both evaluative and creative and show you can conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within the discipline. You need to be able to draw on a wide variety of material and be able to evaluate and criticise received opinion.