Operating Department Practice at Edge Hill University
Operating Department Practice (BSc (Hons), B991) at Edge Hill University asked for 104–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on edgehill.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 112 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check edgehill.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 35% had fewer than the 112 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 58%, an Access course 29%, a degree 7%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B991 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- January 2028
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an operating department practitioner. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
83%
still studying
UK 90%
14%
left higher education
UK 9%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback91%82%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management80%74%
Learning resources90%87%
Student voice86%81%
40 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£18k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working5% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals85%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Nursing Professionals5%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Ormskirk, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L39 4QP
Subjects
operating department practice subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- St James', Manchester
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Ormskirk
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health sciences at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Operating Department Practice this course | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Paramedic Science BSc | BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Sport Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 144–159 |
See all 188 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More allied health at Edge Hill University
- Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons)
- Nutrition & Health BSc (Hons)
- Paramedic Practice BSc (Hons)