University · Hatfield, East of England
Allied health courses at University of Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire runs 15 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, paramedics, physiotherapists, therapeutic radiographers, art therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists, based in Hatfield, East of England. 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 Hertfordshire teaches 8 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, paramedics, physiotherapists, therapeutic radiographers, art therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. 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. Course lengths here range from 3 years to 4 years.
A typical offer is published for 1 of the 15 courses here and not for the 14 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
- Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 15
- Professions taught
- 8
- Routes offered
- degree apprenticeship, undergraduate degree and pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Hatfield
Every allied health course at University of Hertfordshire
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
Diagnostic radiographer at University of Hertfordshire
Diagnostic radiographers produce and interpret the medical images that let clinicians see inside the body.
BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography (Degree Apprenticeship)
BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging
MSc Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging (Pre-registration)
Diagnostic radiographer entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All diagnostic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Dietitian at University of Hertfordshire
Dietitians assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems, translating nutritional science into practical advice and clinical treatment.
BSc (Hons) Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Dietetics (Work-Based)
BSc (Hons) Dietetics with a Year Abroad
Dietitian entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All dietitians courses in the UK · How to become a dietitian
Paramedic at University of Hertfordshire
Paramedics are autonomous practitioners who assess and treat patients in urgent and emergency settings, usually outside hospital.
Paramedic entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All paramedics courses in the UK · How to become a paramedic
Physiotherapist at University of Hertfordshire
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Therapeutic radiographer at University of Hertfordshire
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy to people with cancer.
Therapeutic Radiographer Degree Apprenticeship (BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography)
Therapeutic Radiography BSc (Hons)
Therapeutic radiographer entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All therapeutic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a therapeutic radiographer
Art therapist at University of Hertfordshire
Art therapists use drawing, painting, sculpture and other visual media as the main means of communication in a therapeutic relationship.
Art therapist entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All art therapists courses in the UK · How to become an art therapist
Occupational therapist at University of Hertfordshire
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 Hertfordshire · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Speech and language therapist at University of Hertfordshire
Speech and language therapists assess and treat difficulties with communication and with eating, drinking and swallowing.
Speech and language therapist entry requirements at University of Hertfordshire · All speech and language therapists courses in the UK · How to become a speech and language therapist
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 Hertfordshire 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 East of England
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Anglia Ruskin University
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, dramatherapists, music therapists and paramedics
University of East Anglia
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, dietitians, paramedics and speech and language therapists
University of Essex
occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists
University of Suffolk
diagnostic radiographers, physiotherapists, 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
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