Overview
Advance your career and enhance your expertise with our MSc in Clinical Reporting, a flexible and specialised postgraduate qualification for registered radiography practitioners. This course equips you with advanced skills in image interpretation, enabling you to specialise in musculoskeletal, adult chest, and abdomen projectional radiography, as well as selected MRI examinations.
As the first validated course of its kind, this MSc has earned commendations from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and is delivered by an expert academic team, including internationally recognised researchers. Designed to meet current and future healthcare demands, the course offers pathway-specific modules alongside bespoke study options, allowing you to tailor your learning to your career goals.
With a curriculum that reflects evolving service requirements, you will develop expertise in radiology reporting, Artificial Intelligence in medical imaging, and education in allied healthcare. Upon completion, you will be eligible to apply for advanced practitioner accreditation in Clinical Reporting, opening doors to career progression in NHS trusts, private healthcare, and specialist imaging centres.
This programme is designed with flexibility in mind, enabling you to balance study with professional commitments. You will be supported by leading academics and clinical specialists throughout your journey, ensuring you gain both the technical proficiency and professional confidence needed for advanced clinical practice.
Join an innovative MSc programme that empowers you to specialise and lead in radiology.
Structure of the course
There are three Postgraduate Certificate awards that you can achieve depending on your area of reporting speciality. Each PgCert consists of two 30 credit modules which must be completed. You will usually take one year to complete each PgCert. The PgCert awards are:
- PgCert Adult Chest Clinical Reporting
- PgCert Musculoskeletal Clinical Reporting
- PgCert MRI Clinical Reporting.
You can also further study for a Postgraduate Diploma by completing 2 PgCerts or one PgCert and 60 credits of additional modules.
On completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, you may want to continue to an MSc award. This can be achieved by also completing the Leadership in Allied Health, Developing Allied Health Research and the Allied Health Dissertation modules.
The MSc incorporates the NHS England four pillars of advanced clinical practice, namely: specialist practice, leadership, education, and research.
The diagnostic radiography course was delivered by a friendly and supportive team of lecturers and I cannot recommend it enough! I hope I can return to the lovely city of Canterbury to help develop my career through completion of the chest reporting course and the achievement of a Master’s degree.Leah, Clinical Reporting alumni
Entry requirements
Degree at 2.2 or above or Professional Diploma in Radiography or its equivalent in a relevant discipline. Applicants must be a registered practitioner with at least two years' professional practice and post- registration development.
Two references, one from the applicant's potential radiologist mentor. A letter of support from the workplace. Applicants may also be required to attend an interview.
If English is not your first language you require an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5 for most standard undergraduate and postgraduate courses. There are some exceptions and if the IELTS requirement differs it will be specified on the course page.
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Module information
Please note that the list of optional modules and their availability may be subject to change. We continually review and where appropriate, revise the range of modules on offer to reflect changes in the subject and ensure the best student experience. Modules will vary when studied in combination with another subject.
Below shows the modules which make up a PgCert in your chosen pathway. If you wish to continue your studies to gain a PgDip you may continue by completing a further pathway in clinical reporting or by completion of a range of 20 or 40 credit modules. Further details are available on request. Once you've completed the PgDip you can achieve the MSc Clinical Reporting by completing two further modules.
You can apply for stand alone open modules here.
Core/optional modules
*Modules subject to approval
How you’ll learn
In keeping with the University’s Learning and Teaching strategy, the course is learner centred and is orientated significantly towards workplace partnerships; using work-based materials and the normal work environment as a source and site of learning.
Regular briefing sessions are held at the University or online throughout the course to direct learning activities, and provide tutorial support. Teaching for the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma is delivered by senior lecturers, experienced reporting radiographers and Consultant Radiologists. At each briefing block students complete test banks and regular vivas are undertaken to test knowledge and progression.
You should expect to commit around ten hours per week in independent study.
Clinical reporting is a role undertaken by radiographers and other healthcare professionals and plays a major role in clinical imaging services. The teaching team will support you as you develop expertise in your chosen area of advanced practice to emerge as competent reporting practitioners.Lisa PittockProgramme Director
How you’ll be assessed
Your knowledge and skills will be informally assessed on an ongoing basis throughout the pathway through a range of methods and processes. You will have opportunity to receive formative feedback on your work at various points during the course through a variety of learning activities.
Formal or summative assessment will take place throughout the pathway to enable appropriate feedback to be returned to you in between assessments.
Assessment of knowledge and skills may include written essays/reports, reflective writing, case studies, oral/poster presentations or Objective Structured Examinations (OSE). All assessments focus on your ability to progress and integrate theory and practice.
Your future career
Successful completion of this course provides you with the skills and knowledge to enter or continue your career as an advanced practitioner or consultant within the radiography profession. Those who would like to continue to further pursue their academic potential will be able to apply for a place on the doctoral programme (MPhil/PhD) at Canterbury Christ Church University.
I'd just like to say a massive thank you for all your help and support during the course. The course has a fantastic reputation, genuinely feel that the work yourself, Lisa, Nick, and Adrian have put in has given us the best start into the next chapter of our careers.DavidClinical Reporting student
Fees
Tuition fees for this course:
| UK | Overseas | |
| Full-time | N/A | N/A |
| Part-time | £1,015 per 20 credit module | £1,015 per 20 credit module |
20% Alumni Discount
We offer alumni discounts on CCCU Postgraduate Taught, PGCE Primary and Secondary, and Masters by Research courses for eligible students.
Find out if you're eligible for the discount.
Important Information on Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for all courses which last more than one academic year are payable on an annual basis, except where stated.
There will be an annual inflationary increase in tuition fees for this course where the course lasts more than one academic year. For further information read the 2023/24 Tuition fee statements and continuing fee information.
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