Prosthetics and Orthotics at University of Strathclyde
Prosthetics and Orthotics (BSc (Hons), B984) at University of Strathclyde asked for 120–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on strath.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 147 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 strath.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 147 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B984 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 4 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 a prosthetist/orthotist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%86%
Learning opportunities92%87%
Assessment and feedback78%79%
Academic support97%90%
Organisation and management82%79%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice93%83%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
70%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Other Health Professionals35%
- Engineering professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
Subjects
bioengineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- John Anderson Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough University | Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Medical Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Leicester | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Strathclyde | Prosthetics and Orthotics this course | 120 - 147 points | 176–191 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Biomedical Engineering BEng | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 240+ |
| University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Biomedical Systems Engineering BEng (Hon) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Medical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 16 - 144 points | 128–143 |
See all 142 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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