University · Cardiff, Wales
Allied health courses at Cardiff University
Cardiff University runs 8 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training occupational therapists, physiotherapists, diagnostic radiographers and therapeutic radiographers, based in Cardiff, Wales. Below: every course, the route and award each one leads to, the entry requirements where the university has published them, and how the offer compares with neighbouring providers.
What you can study here
Cardiff University teaches 4 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training occupational therapists, physiotherapists, diagnostic radiographers and therapeutic radiographers. Every course listed on this page is approved by its regulator, which is what makes it count: finishing an approved course is what entitles you to apply for registration, and registration is what lets you hold the protected title and be appointed to the job.
Two ways in run side by side here. The undergraduate degree is the standard entry route from school or college; the pre-registration master’s is the accelerated route for people who already hold a relevant degree, and it compresses the same regulated content — including the placement hours — into a shorter, harder programme. Course lengths here range from 2 years to 3 years.
A typical offer is published for 1 of the 8 courses here and not for the 7 others, so those rows are left blank rather than filled in with a guess. Where an offer is published, treat it as the shape of the offer rather than a guarantee — these courses are interviewed, and they carry DBS and occupational health requirements on top of the grades. 1 course carries a UCAS code, so it is applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Cardiff
- Nation
- Wales
- Approved courses
- 8
- Professions taught
- 4
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree and pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Cardiff
Every allied health course at Cardiff University
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging | Diagnostic radiographer | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| MSc pre-registration Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2 years | |
| MSc pre-registration Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| Postgraduate Diploma Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) | Occupational therapist | MSc pre-reg | PgDip | ||
| Postgraduate Diploma Physiotherapy (pre-registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | PgDip | ||
| Radiotherapy and Oncology BSc (Hons) | Therapeutic radiographer | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B824 |
Occupational therapist at Cardiff University
Occupational therapists help people do the everyday activities that matter to them when illness, injury, disability or ageing gets in the way.
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
MSc pre-registration Occupational Therapy
Postgraduate Diploma Occupational Therapy (pre-registration)
Occupational therapist entry requirements at Cardiff University · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Physiotherapist at Cardiff University
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
MSc pre-registration Physiotherapy
Postgraduate Diploma Physiotherapy (pre-registration)
Physiotherapist entry requirements at Cardiff University · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Diagnostic radiographer at Cardiff University
Diagnostic radiographers produce and interpret the medical images that let clinicians see inside the body.
Diagnostic radiographer entry requirements at Cardiff University · All diagnostic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Therapeutic radiographer at Cardiff University
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy to people with cancer.
Therapeutic radiographer entry requirements at Cardiff University · All therapeutic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a therapeutic radiographer
Paying for it in Wales
Student support for allied health courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that Cardiff University is in Wales — not by the university.
Other universities in Wales
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Bangor University
diagnostic radiographers and physiotherapists
Cardiff Metropolitan University
dietitians, podiatrists and speech and language therapists
Swansea University
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, osteopaths and paramedics
University of South Wales
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, art therapists and music therapists
Wrexham University
dietitians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, paramedics and speech and language therapists
Next steps
- All universities — Grouped by nation and region
- Every approved course — Compare providers side by side
- Compare training routes — Degree, master’s or apprenticeship
- Funding and bursaries — What you can claim while you study
- NHS pay bands — What the job pays once you qualify
Where this page’s data comes from
- HCPC approved programmes directoryHealth and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- HCPC register summary and registrant snapshots (aggregate)Health and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- cardiff.ac.ukCited page
- nhs.walesCited page