Radiography
Offered at IU South Bend by College of Professional Studies
About
Radiography is an art and science that involves the medical imaging of patients to produce a radiograph for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Radiographers use radiation equipment to produce images of the tissues, organs, bones, and vessels of the body, as prescribed by physicians, to assist in the diagnosis of disease or injury. They are essential members of the healthcare team who produce the highest-quality diagnostic images while minimizing patient dose.
As a graduate of our program, you will be eligible to take the certification examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) to become certified as a Registered Technologist (RT).
A radiographer's job duties involve multiple areas of expertise–trauma, surgery, fluoroscopy, portable/mobile, and general diagnostic radiography. Radiographers interact with other members of the healthcare team such as radiologists, surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, cardiologists, and nurses.
Radiographers can be employed in hospitals and outpatient facilities such as occupational and urgent care centers, clinics, and doctor's offices. Employment may also include education, industry, or marketing and sales.
Students receiving the Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology must complete 75 credits, including the following:
Prerequisite coursework (19 cr.):
- AHLT-R 185 Medical Terminology (2 cr.)
- ANAT-A 210 Elementary Human Anatomy
- ANAT-A 211 Human Anatomy Laboratory (2 cr.)
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I
Required prerequisite and major coursework may count for the Campuswide General Education Curriculum. - MATH-M 111 Mathematics in the World; OR
any other approved Quantitative Reasoning MATH course - PHSL-P 130 Human Biology
- SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
Required prerequisite and major coursework may count for the Campuswide General Education Curriculum.
Major coursework (56 cr.):
- AHLT-R 100 Orientation to Radiographic Technology (2 cr.)
- AHLT-R 101 Radiographic Procedures I (4 cr.)
- AHLT-R 102 Principles of Radiography 1
- AHLT-R 103 Introduction to Clinical Radiography (2 cr.)
- AHLT-R 180 Radiographic Procedures Laboratory (1 cr.)
Fall and Spring - AHLT-R 181 Clinical Experience in Radiography (2 cr.)
- AHLT-R 182 Clinical Experience–Radiography
- AHLT-R 200 Pathology (2 cr.)
- AHLT-R 201 Radiographic Procedures II (4 cr.)
- AHLT-R 202 Principles of Radiography 2
- AHLT-R 205 Radiographic Procedures III
- AHLT-R 207 Seminar (2 cr.)
- AHLT-R 250 Physics Applied to Radiology
- AHLT-R 260 Radiobiology and Protection
- AHLT-R 281 Clinical Experience-Radiography
- AHLT-R 282 Clinical Experience IV
- AHLT-R 283 Clinical Experience V (4 cr.)
- AHLT-R 290 Comprehensive Experience (4 cr.)