University · Swansea, Wales
Allied health courses at Swansea University
Swansea University runs 5 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training paramedics, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and osteopaths, based in Swansea, 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
Swansea University teaches 4 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training paramedics, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and osteopaths. 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 3 years to 4 years.
A typical offer is published for 3 of the 5 courses here and not for the 2 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. 3 courses carry a UCAS code, so they are applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Swansea
- Nation
- Wales
- Approved courses
- 5
- Professions taught
- 4
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree and integrated master’s
- Campus locations
- Swansea
Every allied health course at Swansea 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) Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| Operating Department Practice, BSc (Hons) | Operating department practitioner | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B991 |
| Osteopathy, M.Ost | Osteopath | MSci | M.Ost | 4 years | B310 |
| Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | Paramedic | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| Paramedic Science for Emergency Medical Technicians BSc (Hons) | Paramedic | BSc | BSc (Hons) | BB96 |
Paramedic at Swansea University
Paramedics are autonomous practitioners who assess and treat patients in urgent and emergency settings, usually outside hospital.
Paramedic entry requirements at Swansea University · All paramedics courses in the UK · How to become a paramedic
Occupational therapist at Swansea University
Occupational therapists help people do the everyday activities that matter to them when illness, injury, disability or ageing gets in the way.
Occupational therapist entry requirements at Swansea University · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Operating department practitioner at Swansea University
Operating department practitioners are perioperative specialists who look after patients through the three phases of surgery.
Operating department practitioner entry requirements at Swansea University · All operating department practitioners courses in the UK · How to become an operating department practitioner
Osteopath at Swansea University
Osteopaths are primary care practitioners who assess, diagnose and treat problems of the muscles, joints and connective tissue, most often back, neck and limb pain.
Osteopath entry requirements at Swansea University · All osteopaths courses in the UK · How to become an osteopath
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 Swansea 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
Cardiff University
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapeutic radiographers
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
- swansea.ac.ukCited page
- swansea.ac.ukCited page
- osteopathy.org.ukCited page
- swansea.ac.ukCited page
- nhs.walesCited page