Operating Department Practice at University of Lancashire
Operating Department Practice (BSc (Hons), B991) at University of Lancashire asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancashire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 lancashire.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 144–159 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, a degree 15%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B991 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
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
70%
still studying
UK 90%
30%
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 course83%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback86%82%
Academic support84%89%
Organisation and management89%74%
Learning resources88%87%
Student voice76%81%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£28k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working20% working and studying20% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
operating department practice subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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.
| 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 BSc (Hons) | 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 this course | 112 points | 144–159 |
See all 188 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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