Operating Department Practice at University of Leicester
Operating Department Practice (BSc (Hons), B991) at University of Leicester 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 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.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 le.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. 50% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, an Access course 25%, other qualifications 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
- 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
75%
still studying
UK 90%
25%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback82%82%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management75%74%
Learning resources92%87%
Student voice86%81%
10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£32.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
95%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals60%
- Other Health Professionals25%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Customer service occupations5%
- Protective service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
operating department practice subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - 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 Leicester | Operating Department Practice this course | 112 points | 112–127 |
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