Programme structure: Dental Therapy (BDT) - what's running in 2025/26

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

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    If you are selecting optional units, ensure that you have a balanced workload through the year.

  • Year 1 (2025/26)

Please note that Year 3 will start earlier, and that Years 2 and 3 will finish later, than the University's standard dates and the vacation dates may also be different.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Bachelor of Dental Therapy/Hygiene – Year 1 ORDS10024 0 Mandatory AYEAR
The 120 CP's for this unit are split between the weighted assessment units below.
The following list shows the BDT Year 1 examinations
For assessment units, the credit refers to the weighting of the assessment relative to the 120cp unit.
Clinical Skills OSCE - Year 1 ORDS10025 30 Mandatory AYEAR
Case Presentation of a Completed Patient Treatment - Year 1 ORDS10031 30 Mandatory AYEAR
Multiple Short Answer assessment - Year 1 ORDS10030 30 Mandatory AYEAR
Single Best Answer assessment -Year 1 ORDS10032 30 Mandatory AYEAR
The following are for timetabling purposes only
Where zero credit points are shown it is because this is not a credit bearing programme.
Foundations for Practice - Year 1 ORDS10026 0 Mandatory AYEAR
Clinical Skills - Year 1 ORDS10027 0 Mandatory AYEAR
Clinical Practice - Year 1 ORDS10029 0 Mandatory AYEAR
Personal and Professional Development - Year 1 ORDS10028 0 Mandatory AYEAR
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Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level 7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 100 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).