Diagnostic Imaging at Glasgow Caledonian University
Diagnostic Imaging (BSc (Hons), B821) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 2% had fewer than the 104 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 8%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B821 · B8 medical technology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- 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 a diagnostic radiographer. More ↗
Approved by the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 91%
4%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%89%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback90%83%
Academic support96%89%
Organisation and management89%74%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice89%82%
45 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£31k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
diagnostic imaging subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Medical technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 160–175 |
| Cardiff University | Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Cumbria | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Exeter | Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography) BSc (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Medical Ultrasound (Sonography) BSc (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Worcester | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| York St John University | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Diagnostic Imaging this course | BCC | 160–175 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Diagnostic Radiography MDRad | 102 - 104 points | 160–175 |
See all 65 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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