Allied Health Courses

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Do you know you want to work in healthcare, but are unsure in what capacity? With healthcare roles ranging from physiotherapists to prosthetists and orthotists, there are many choices to fit your skills and experience. You could work on the front line in a ward or a private practice and still make a difference in people's lives.

The University of Salford is one of the largest providers of allied health professional education programmes in the UK. We are known for our collaboration with a wide range of industry partners across health and social care, producing highly skilled graduates with real work experience. We offer courses in Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics.

During your studies, you will complete placements, meet other specialists, and get a taste of what the role is really like.

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Explore our allied health courses

Diagnostic Radiography

Accredited by the Society and College of Radiographers, this course will equip you with the skills to be a highly professional radiographer. Radiography combines science, technology and patient care to provide a vital role in patient diagnosis and treatment.

Radiographers use a range of different imaging techniques and sophisticated technology to produce high-quality images to aid the diagnosis of injury or disease as part of the multi-professional healthcare team. The career structure provides opportunities for radiographers to specialise in many areas including ultrasound, CT/MRI scanning, image reporting, teaching and management.

Visit our BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course page to find out more. 

Occupational Therapy

As an occupational therapist, you'll work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures and across all age groups, helping them to live with with a variety of physical and psychological problems. You'll work with your clients to consider how their physical health, mental health and social environment affect their ability to carry out daily living activities such as personal care, domestic tasks, socialising, leisure and work.

This course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).

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Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy seeks to optimise human movement and function by using physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social wellbeing.

This degree, accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, equips you with the knowledge and skills required by physiotherapists to provide evidence-based health care. Our physiotherapy graduates have excellent problem-solving skills, they are technically proficient, professionally aware and as such, move seamlessly into graduate practice - in short, they are very employable. The course benefits from dedicated and innovative teaching staff operating from purpose-built, state-of-the-art technical and learning facilities. Upon graduation, you are eligible to become a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and apply to be placed on the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) Register of Physiotherapists.

The NHS Constitution is at the heart of our recruitment and selection process for students applying to become health care professionals.

We are proud to be ranked fourth highest in the UK and first in the North West for student satisfaction in physiotherapy (Complete University Guide 2025). In The Guardian University Guide 2024, we were ranked in the top twenty in the UK (13th) and first in the North West.

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Podiatry

Podiatry is the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of foot and lower limb disorders, many of which are caused by general health disorders. You will use comprehensive assessment and diagnostic skills to develop patient care pathways for conditions which impact on people's quality of life. 

You'll learn from academics internationally renowned for their clinical expertise and research profile. You'll have the opportunity to take exciting placements in NHS clinics, as well as learning hands-on in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built clinical research facilities.

When you first arrive, you will learn the basic practical skills and knowledge to enable you to treat patients safely. You will also acquire the reflective, critical thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills that are essential to professional practice.

You will start your clinical practice within six weeks of starting the course within our own in-house clinic. Your practice will develop throughout your time with us, one day per week in NHS clinics and then during longer periods of work placements in your final year.

Visit our BSc (Hons) Podiatry course page to find out more. 

Prosthetics and Orthotics

Prosthetists provide artificial limbs and gait analysis to people who have part or all of a limb missing. Orthotists provide braces and splints to support,correct, or aid the function of people with various conditions of the neuro, muscular and skeletal systems. On this course you will learn how to assess and treat people requiring prosthetic and orthotic care. The strong practical elements of this course will be taught in conjunction with relevant theory and background information.

We are one of the only two universities in the UK offering this course.

Visit our BSc (Hons) Prosthetics and Orthotics course page to find out more. 

Why an allied health course at Salford?

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You'll be taught by qualified health professionals with real-world experience working in their field

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You'll learn in purpose-built facilities, including our very own Podiatry clinic, realistic simulation suites and our new centre for medical imaging

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You'll have the opportunity to work with real patients as part of your course

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Graduates are employed in a range of health and social care settings such as prisons, litigation services, the NHS and in private practice

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Our courses are accredited and formally endorsed by their respective professional body, making you industry ready when you graduate

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Our courses are well-established and we have a strong reputation, recognised by professionals working across the industry.

Hear it from our students

When you're making decisions about what course to study and which university to go to, we know it is useful for you to hear from people just like you. That's why we've asked some of our current students and recent graduates about their experiences at Salford. Read their stories via the links below.

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Next Steps

If you have any further questions, our friendly team will be happy to answer them for you. You can contact us through email enquiries@salford.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)161 295 4545.