Congratulations on securing your place at Health Sciences University!

Congratulations on successfully securing your place on our Master of Chiropractic course at HSU! We are really looking forward to welcoming you in September and being a part of your chiropractic journey.

Recommended pre-reading

• Clinical Chiropractic
  • Kapit, W. and Elson, L.M., 2013. The Anatomy Colouring Book. 4th edition. Harlow: Pearson (please read pages 17 – 27).
  • Field, D., Hutchinson, J. O., 2006. Field’s Anatomy Palpation and Surface Markings (Fourth Edition). Elsevier: London.
  • Lumley, J. S. P., 2008. Surface Anatomy (Fourth Edition). Churchill Livingstone: London.
• Clinical Reasoning
  • Bickley, L.S. and Szilagyi, P.G.,2017. Bates’ pocket guide to physical examination and history taking. 8th edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: Wolters Kluwer (please read chapter 1, pages 1-26).
  • Greenhalgh, T., 2019. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of
  • Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare, 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell: USA New Jersey (please read chapter 1 – available HERE)
• Professionalism and Psychology
  • General Chiropractic Council, 2016. The Code: standards of conduct, performance and ethics for chiropractors – available HERE.
  • OpenTextbook Library, 2015. Introduction to Psychology. University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing (please read chapter 1, available HERE).
• Human Function and Structure
• Marieb, E.N. and Hoehn, K., 2016. Human Anatomy and Physiology. 11th edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd. (please read Unit 1, Organisation of the Body, Chapters 1-4).
• Moore, K.L., Dalley, A.F. and Agur, A.M.R. 2018. Clinically Orientated Anatomy, 8th edition. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (please read pages 1-70).

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Welcome Week at our Bournemouth Campus will be 8-12 September. Enrolment will take place on Monday 8 September with further induction and social events planned for the rest of the week. Timetables for the welcome week are available below.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Welcome Week Timetables

Group A Timetable 

Group B Timetable 

Group C Timetable 

Congratulations on successfully securing your place within the UCO School of Osteopathy at HSU! We are really looking forward to welcoming you in September and being a part of your osteopathic journey.

Pre-reading

Pre-reading is not essential for the M.Ost full-time or part-time course; however you may find it helpful to explore some of the resources provided on the Institute of Osteopathy and General Osteopathic Council websites.

Other useful sources of information include Tabletalk and Tales of Osteopathy Students: two podcasts which will offer you an insight into the discoveries, discussions, triumphs and challenges ahead.

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Enrolment and induction will take place for both the full-time and part-time course on Friday 12 September – this is an essential requirement. Timetabled teaching for the full-time course starts on Monday 15 September. Timetabled teaching for the part-time course starts on Saturday 20 September.

Social events will be planned over the course of the first couple of weeks to help you settle in and get to know your fellow students. A full schedule will be made available shortly.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Congratulations on successfully securing your place on our Diagnostic Imaging programme at HSU! We are really excited to work with you on this journey to becoming a qualified radiographer and feel really privileged that you have chosen to study with us.

Recommended pre-reading

Before starting your studies with us in September, there is some pre-reading and useful websites to review prior to starting:

• Article – Patient Centred Care in Diagnostic Radiography https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1078817420300675?via%3Dihub
  • A fantastic research article looking at what patient centred care means to patients in diagnostic radiography, a really insightful piece of research that shows why and how to keep patients at the heart of everything we do!
• RadMagazine (https://radmagazine.com/)
  • A great way to stay up to date with the latest news and advancements within Radiography, take a look at some of the latest news stories from around the UK
• College of Radiographers – Careers (https://www.collegeofradiographers.ac.uk/education/radiography-careers)
  • A great website with some information about the directions your career could go as a radiographer
• Society of Radiographers (https://www.sor.org/)
  • The website for our professional body who support radiographers and their development in the UK, there is a wealth of information and resources on here that is great to have a look through.

Placements and teaching dates

• Details of teaching and placement dates can be found in the Radiography 25-26 Year Plan.
• The year plan will show when you can expect to be on holiday around Christmas and Easter as well as the summer break.
• Please bear in mind that should you need to retake an assessment (which could be due to ill health and missing an assessment or failing an assessment for example) then you would need to be available to come on to campus for the following reassessment weeks so please do not book any holidays or travel outside of the UK on these dates – if you are not able to attend during these weeks then no alternatives can be offered and you would unfortunately fail the year:
  • Week commencing 22^nd June 2026
  • Week commencing 3^rd August 2026
• The ‘opportunity for clinical recovery’ period at the end of the year on the year plan is also potentially when you may need to go back out into clinical placement, should you not achieve the minimum 90% attendance at clinical placement due to ill health or exceptional personal circumstances so these are also dates you may be required to attend placement within Dorset and Hampshire
• Students booking accommodation with Lulworth House should be aware that their contract may not cover placement periods and alternative accomodation may need to be arranged for placement periods. Student Services can provide information and advice on alternatives.
• You are advised to research thee NHS Learning Support Fund which may be able to support you financially with additional placement accommodation and travel costs.  Most UK students are eligible and you may be able to reclaim costs for placement travel and accommodation, if they are additional to your normal costs for living and travelling to university. For more information visit https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund-lsf

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Welcome Week at our Bournemouth Campus will be 8-12 September. Enrolment will take place on Monday 8 September with further induction and social events planned for the rest of the week. A timetable for the welcome week is available below.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Welcome Week Timetable

Timetable Group F

Congratulations on successfully securing your place on our Radiotherapy & Oncology programme at HSU! We are really excited to work with you on this journey to becoming a qualified radiographer and feel really privileged that you have chosen to study with us.

Recommended pre-reading

Before starting your studies with us in September, there is some pre-reading and useful websites to review prior to starting:

• Radiotherapy UK
  • Radiotherapy UK is the only charity in the UK that supports the development and improvement of radiotherapy services for patients and radiographers, on the ‘News’ tab there is a daily newsletter that we encourage you to sign up to
• Macmillan Radiotherapy Information
  • The Macmillan website is largely aimed at patients but it is a great way to get an understanding of what radiotherapy is and what it does in plain English. Please review the information on the above page about the radiotherapy treatment process
• College of Radiographers – Careers
  • A great website with some information about the directions your career could go as a radiographer
• Society of Radiographers
  • The website for our professional body who support radiographers and their development in the UK, there is a wealth of information and resources on here that is great to have a look through

Placements and teaching dates

• Details of teaching and placement dates can be found in the Radiography 25-26 Year Plan.
• The year plan will show when you can expect to be on holiday around Christmas and Easter as well as the summer break.
• Please bear in mind that should you need to retake an assessment (which could be due to ill health and missing an assessment or failing an assessment for example) then you would need to be available to come on to campus for the following reassessment weeks so please do not book any holidays or travel outside of the UK on these dates – if you are not able to attend during these weeks then no alternatives can be offered and you would unfortunately fail the year:
  • Week commencing 22^nd June 2026
  • Week commencing 3^rd August 2026
• The ‘opportunity for clinical recovery’ period at the end of the year on the year plan is also potentially when you may need to go back out into clinical placement, should you not achieve the minimum 90% attendance at clinical placement due to ill health or exceptional personal circumstances so these are also dates you may be required to attend placement within Dorset and Hampshire
• Students booking accomodation with Lulworth House should be aware that their contract may not cover placement periods and alternative accommodation may need to be arranged for placement periods. Student Services can provide information and advice on alternatives.
• You are advised to research thee NHS Learning Support Fund which may be able to support you financially with additional placement accommodation and travel costs.  Most UK students are eligible and you may be able to reclaim costs for placement travel and accommodation, if they are additional to your normal costs for living and travelling to university. For more information visit https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund-lsf

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Welcome Week at our Bournemouth Campus will be 8-12 September. Enrolment will take place on Monday 8 September with further induction and social events planned for the rest of the week. A timetable for the welcome week is available below.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Welcome Week Timetable

Timetable Group G

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Welcome Week at our Bournemouth Campus will be 8-12 September. Enrolment will take place on Monday 8 September with further induction and social events planned for the rest of the week. A timetable for the welcome week is available below.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Welcome Week Timetable

Group G Timetable 

Congratulations on securing your place in the Foundation Year course at Health Sciences University! We’re excited to welcome you into our student community this September and to support you as you begin your academic journey. This is the first step toward a rewarding future, and we look forward to helping you grow, learn, and thrive every step of the way.

Pre-reading

While pre-reading is not required for the Foundation Year course, we encourage you to reflect on your learning preferences. This topic will be further explored during the initial weeks of the Personal and Professional Development unit, so it’s beneficial to start contemplating it now.

Enrolment and Welcome Week

Welcome Week at our Bournemouth Campus will be 8-12 September. Enrolment will take place on Monday 8 September, with further induction and social events planned for the rest of the week. Timetables for the welcome week are available below.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Welcome Week Timetables

 MChiro Foundation Year Timetable Group D 

 MChiro Foundation Year Timetable Group E 

Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging Foundation Year Timetable Group H

Radiography, Radiotherapy and Oncology Foundation Year Timetable Group H 

This course is designed specifically, but not exclusively, for students with little or no scientific background, and is ideal for those who wish to pursue a career in a healthcare discipline, but aren’t yet ready to undertake a degree programme.

The course will help develop the knowledge and skills needed to continue on to further study in a healthcare discipline at undergraduate degree level. There is a strong emphasis on the biological and physical sciences, as well as an introduction to patient interaction and psychology. Students also gain a strong foundation in English, mathematics and study skills.

The Access to HE Diploma is intended as a stepping-stone to study at undergraduate degree level and Health Sciences University is committed to removing barriers to our degree level courses. Students who successfully complete the Access to HE Diploma and then decide to continue their studies with a HSU undergraduate degree in 2026 will not be required to repay the tutition fee for this course.