Program Structure and Requirements

Overall Program Structure

The MSc MEPH program consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows:

Program Component	Credit Hours
Program Core	21
Master’s Thesis	9
Total	30

Program Requirements

Students seeking the degree of MSc in Medical Physics must successfully complete a minimum 30 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor.

Program Core (21 credit hours)

Students must complete the core courses listed below.

Core Courses

MEPH 620	Radiation Biology and Research Methods and Ethics	3
MEPH 630	Radiological Physics and Radiation Protection	3
MEPH 640	Physics of Radiotherapy	3
MEPH 650	Physics of Diagnostic Imaging	4
MEPH 660	Non-Ionizing Radiation Imaging	2
MEPH 680	Physics of Nuclear Medicine	3
MEPH 600/BMED 600	Physiological Systems	3

 

Master’s Thesis (9 credit hours)

Students must complete a Master’s Thesis that involves creative, research-oriented work within the field of medical physics, under direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Physics Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal thesis and defended successfully in a viva voce examination.

Thesis

MEPH 699

Medical Physics Master’s Thesis

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