PGCert Medical Imaging

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Certificate)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical and mathematical aspects of image formation of a selected imaging techniques;
- Identify the anatomical and physiological properties of tissue associated with image formation and contrast for several techniques
- Understand the health and safety considerations for selected imaging techniques;
- Demonstrate an understanding of a range of clinical applications of medical imaging, and be able to critically appraise their potential benefits and drawbacks;
- Demonstrate enhancement of their professional skills in communication, problem-solving, learning effectively and quickly, and effective self-management;
- Apply common and where relevant specialist IT in literature searching, analysis and display of data;
- Produce written work, in appropriate academic and other profession appropriate styles in English.

Transferable (key) skills

Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
- self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Certificate will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:

- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating received opinion;
- making sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.