University · Pontypridd, Wales
Allied health courses at University of South Wales
University of South Wales runs 5 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training art therapists, music therapists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and physiotherapists, based in Pontypridd, 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
University of South Wales teaches 5 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training art therapists, music therapists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners 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.
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.
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
- Pontypridd
- Nation
- Wales
- Approved courses
- 5
- Professions taught
- 5
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree and pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Pontypridd and Newport
Every allied health course at University of South Wales
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) | 4 years | |
| BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice | Operating department practitioner | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| MA Art Psychotherapy | Art therapist | MSc pre-reg | MA | ||
| MA Music Therapy | Music therapist | MSc pre-reg | MA |
Art therapist at University of South Wales
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 South Wales · All art therapists courses in the UK · How to become an art therapist
Music therapist at University of South Wales
Music therapists use improvisation, songwriting, listening and shared music-making as the main means of communication with people who find talking difficult or impossible.
Music therapist entry requirements at University of South Wales · All music therapists courses in the UK · How to become a music therapist
Occupational therapist at University of South Wales
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 South Wales · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Operating department practitioner at University of South Wales
Operating department practitioners are perioperative specialists who look after patients through the three phases of surgery.
Operating department practitioner entry requirements at University of South Wales · All operating department practitioners courses in the UK · How to become an operating department practitioner
Physiotherapist at University of South Wales
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of South Wales · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
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 University of South Wales 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
Swansea University
occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, osteopaths and paramedics
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
- baat.orgCited page
- bamt.orgCited page
- nhs.walesCited page