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Operating Department Practice at University of Bedfordshire

Operating Department Practice (BSc (Hons), B701) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on beds.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around BBB
Published as 96 - 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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
0%10%20%30%15%<9620%9630%11215%1285%1445%1605%176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 35% had fewer than the 112 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, an Access course 35%, a degree 15%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
B701 · B7 nursing
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Accredited by the College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP). More ↗
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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%90%
Learning opportunities89%87%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support94%89%
Organisation and management72%74%
Learning resources83%87%
Student voice83%81%
15 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months
£29.5k3 years
£19.5k5 years
£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working15% unemployed5% 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%
100%
use what they learned
UK 95%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Luton, South East England, England
Postcode
LU1 3JU
View on map ↗

Subjects

operating department practice subjects allied to medicine

Campus

Campus
Luton Campus
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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Birmingham Newman UniversityParamedic Science BSc (Hons)112 points112–127
Bucks New UniversityHealth and Social Science BSc (Hons)88 - 112 points—
City St George's, University of LondonSpeech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons)112 points112–127
Coventry UniversityParamedic Science BSc (Hons)112 points128–143
Edge Hill UniversityOperating Department Practice BSc (Hons)104 - 112 points112–127
University College BirminghamParamedic Science BScBBC112–127
University of BedfordshireOperating Department Practice this course96 - 112 points112–127
University of GloucestershireOperating Department Practice BSc (Hons)112 points112–127
University of HuddersfieldOperating Department Practice BSc (Hons)BBC - BCC112–127
University of HullSport Rehabilitation BSc (Hons)112 points128–143
University of LancashireOperating Department Practice BSc (Hons)112 points144–159

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