University · Liverpool, North West
Allied health courses at University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool runs 10 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists and therapeutic radiographers, based in Liverpool, North 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 Liverpool teaches 5 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists 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 2 of the 10 courses here and not for the 8 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. 4 courses carry a UCAS code, so they are applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 10
- Professions taught
- 5
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree and pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Liverpool
Every allied health course at University of Liverpool
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) | 3 years | B821 |
| BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | |
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B160 |
| MSc Diagnostic Radiography (pre-registration) | Diagnostic radiographer | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) | Occupational therapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2 years | |
| MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| Orthoptics (Pre-registration) MSc | Orthoptist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2 years | |
| Orthoptics BSc (Hons) | Orthoptist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B520 |
| Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology (Pre-registration) MSc | Therapeutic radiographer | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2.3 years | |
| Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons) | Therapeutic radiographer | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B822 |
Diagnostic radiographer at University of Liverpool
Diagnostic radiographers produce and interpret the medical images that let clinicians see inside the body.
Diagnostic radiographer entry requirements at University of Liverpool · All diagnostic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a diagnostic radiographer
Occupational therapist at University of Liverpool
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 Liverpool · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Orthoptist at University of Liverpool
Orthoptists diagnose and manage disorders of eye movement, binocular vision and visual development.
Orthoptist entry requirements at University of Liverpool · All orthoptists courses in the UK · How to become an orthoptist
Physiotherapist at University of Liverpool
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of Liverpool · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Therapeutic radiographer at University of Liverpool
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy to people with cancer.
Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology (Pre-registration) MSc
Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons)
Therapeutic radiographer entry requirements at University of Liverpool · All therapeutic radiographers courses in the UK · How to become a therapeutic radiographer
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 Liverpool 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 North West
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Edge Hill University
operating department practitioners and paramedics
Liverpool Hope University
physiotherapists
Liverpool John Moores University
paramedics
Manchester Metropolitan University
physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists
University of Chester
art therapists and dietitians
University of Cumbria
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and paramedics
University of Greater Manchester
operating department practitioners, physiotherapists and paramedics
University of Lancashire
occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, operating department practitioners, paramedics and speech and language therapists
University of Manchester
speech and language therapists
University of Salford
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and prosthetists and orthotists
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
- 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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