Master of Medical Physics

Study Area

Health,Medicine and Pharmacy

Study Level

Postgraduate

University

The University of Sydney

State

NSW

Course Detail

Campus

Camperdown/Darlington campus

Intake Time

March

Standard Duration

1.5 Years

About the Course

The Master of Medical Physics will set you on the path to becoming a clinical medical physicist. This entry-level qualification will give you the foundation knowledge to work within a clinical setting across areas of medicine including cancer treatment, diagnostic imaging, and health physics. The Sydney Medical Physics program provides specialist postgraduate training in the application of radiation physics, dosimetry, imaging and radiobiology for a range of medical conditions including cancer, and to radiation detection and protection. The one-and-a-half-year Masters course offers you a wide variety of subjects in radiation physics, nuclear physics, radiation dosimetry, anatomy and biology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy physics, medical imaging physics, image processing, radiation biology, health physics and research methodology. This program is offered through the School of Physics, which will give you access to world-class teaching and research facilities. As a student of this program you will benefit from highly experienced teaching and research staff in this discipline area through the Institute of Medical Physics and affiliated teaching hospitals and research institutes.

Requirements

Average Score

At Least 65%

IELTS

A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band

Background Requirements

YES

The University of Sydney

Institute Ranking

#40 in QS World University Rankings 2021, #2 in Australia

Program Ranking

"#2 in Australia for Medicine, #18 in the world. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020"