University · Gloucester, South West
Allied health courses at University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire runs 7 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists and paramedics, based in Gloucester, South West. 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
University of Gloucestershire teaches 5 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists and paramedics. 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. There is also an apprenticeship route. That one works in the opposite order to everything else: you need an employer to take you on and sponsor the training first, and the university place follows from the job rather than the other way round.
No typical offer has been published in the open data for any course at this provider, so this page does not state one. Grades, tariff points and interview requirements change year to year and the university’s own course pages are the only reliable version — each course below links straight to its record.
- Location
- Gloucester
- Region
- South West
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 7
- Professions taught
- 5
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree, pre-registration master’s and degree apprenticeship
- Campus locations
- Gloucester
Every allied health course at University of Gloucestershire
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 | Diagnostic radiographer | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | |
| BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice | Operating department practitioner | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| Operating Department Practice Degree Apprenticeship | Operating department practitioner | Apprenticeship | BSc (Hons) | ||
| Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | Paramedic | BSc | BSc (Hons) |
Operating department practitioner at University of Gloucestershire
Operating department practitioners are perioperative specialists who look after patients through the three phases of surgery.
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
Operating Department Practice Degree Apprenticeship
Operating department practitioner entry requirements at University of Gloucestershire · All operating department practitioners courses in the UK · How to become an operating department practitioner
Physiotherapist at University of Gloucestershire
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of Gloucestershire · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Diagnostic radiographer at University of Gloucestershire
Diagnostic radiographers produce and interpret the medical images that let clinicians see inside the body.
Diagnostic radiographer entry requirements at University of Gloucestershire · All diagnostic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Occupational therapist at University of Gloucestershire
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 University of Gloucestershire · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Paramedic at University of Gloucestershire
Paramedics are autonomous practitioners who assess and treat patients in urgent and emergency settings, usually outside hospital.
Paramedic entry requirements at University of Gloucestershire · All paramedics courses in the UK · How to become a paramedic
Paying for it in England
Student support for allied health courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that University of Gloucestershire is in England — not by the university.
NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF)
The NHS Learning Support Fund is extra, non-repayable money for students on eligible pre-registration nursing, midwifery and…
Undergraduate-rate student finance for pre-registration postgraduate (MSc/PGDip) courses
This is the single most misunderstood point in AHP student funding. If you take a designated pre-registration postgraduate…
Postgraduate Master's Loan (England)
The Postgraduate Master's Loan is a single contribution towards fees and living costs for a standalone master's degree, paid…
Degree apprenticeship funding (England)
A degree apprenticeship is a job, not a student place. Your employer pays you a wage from day one and the cost of the training…
Other universities in South West
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Bournemouth University
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists and paramedics
Health Sciences University
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, podiatrists, dietitians, physiotherapists, therapeutic radiographers and speech and language therapists
Plymouth Marjon University
osteopaths and speech and language therapists
The University of St Mark and St John
physiotherapists
University of Exeter
diagnostic radiographers
University of Greenwich
operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, paramedics and speech and language therapists
University of Plymouth
diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and paramedics
University of the West of England, Bristol
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, music therapists, paramedics and therapeutic radiographers
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
- Degree apprenticeships — Employed and paid while you train
- 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
- NHS Learning Support Fund guidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care (administered by NHS Business Services Authority) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Agenda for Change pay scales and NHS terms and conditions handbookNHS Employers (NHS Confederation) · No open licence stated; NHS Employers copyright · checked 3 September 2026