University · Leicester, East Midlands
Allied health courses at University of Leicester
University of Leicester runs 4 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training operating department practitioners, diagnostic radiographers and physiotherapists, based in Leicester, East Midlands. 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 Leicester teaches 3 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training operating department practitioners, diagnostic radiographers and physiotherapists. 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.
The provision here is undergraduate, which is the standard route in from school or college. Expect a mix of taught university blocks and supervised clinical placement, with the placement weeks scheduled around the academic year rather than in the holidays. 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
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 4
- Professions taught
- 3
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree and degree apprenticeship
- Campus locations
- Leicester
Every allied health course at University of Leicester
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) Operating Department Practice | Operating department practitioner | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc Operating Department Practice (Integrated Degree Apprenticeship) | Operating department practitioner | Apprenticeship | BSc |
Operating department practitioner at University of Leicester
Operating department practitioners are perioperative specialists who look after patients through the three phases of surgery.
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
BSc Operating Department Practice (Integrated Degree Apprenticeship)
Operating department practitioner entry requirements at University of Leicester · All operating department practitioners courses in the UK · How to become an operating department practitioner
Diagnostic radiographer at University of Leicester
Diagnostic radiographers produce and interpret the medical images that let clinicians see inside the body.
Diagnostic radiographer entry requirements at University of Leicester · All diagnostic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Physiotherapist at University of Leicester
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of Leicester · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
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 Leicester 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 Midlands
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
De Montfort University
diagnostic radiographers, paramedics and speech and language therapists
Nottingham Trent University
occupational therapists and paramedics
University of Derby
art therapists, osteopaths, diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists, dramatherapists, music therapists, paramedics and prosthetists and orthotists
University of Lincoln
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, paramedics and speech and language therapists
University of Northampton
occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and paramedics
University of Nottingham
physiotherapists and dietitians
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