Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)

Available for Clearing 2025

Course Overview - Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)

**Overview**
Are you enthusiastic, great with people and keen to make a living improving and saving lives?

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) are an essential part of the surgical team. They take care of patients, prepare the operating theatre and surgical equipment, and act as a vital link between the surgical team, other hospital departments and patients.

Our BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice degree course, which weve developed with local NHS Trusts and the private sector, provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to work in this deman...

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Course Information

1 Clearing option available

Some courses vary and have tailored teaching options, select a course option below.

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP

Application Details

Course Code

B700

Institution Code

P80

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

104

112

104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A Levels at grade C, one of which should be in a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE).

Scottish Higher

Not Accepted

Access to HE Diploma

106-112 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject include a minimum of 21 level 3 credits in Science subjects at merit or above.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

25

25 points from the IB Diploma. 654 at Higher Level, to include a Higher Level in a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE).

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Must be in a Science subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3,H3,H3,H4,H4

H3,H3,H3,H3,H4

To include a Higher Level Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE) at H3.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English and mathematics at grade C/4 or above.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)

DMM

Must be in a Science subject

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

Scottish Advanced Higher

104-112 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers, to include a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE).

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Cambridge Pre-U score of 44-46, to include a Principal Subject in a single Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE) at M3.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

A level

B,B,C

B,C,C

104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A Levels at grade C, one of which should be in a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE).

T Level

M

Acceptable T Level Subjects: T Level in Health, T Level in Healthcare Science, T Level in Science

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

104-112 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level with 32 points from a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Applied Science, Sports Science, PE), plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

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