卧龙岗大学

The Master of Science (Medical Radiation Physics) is a program for graduates with preliminary education background in physics, mathematics, biology or engineering who wish to work in public health and related areas, and who have a need for current knowledge and technical expertise in Medical Radiation Physics.

This degree

Our Medical Radiation Physics (MRP) program is backed by clinical associations with local and Sydney hospitals - over 50% of current practising medical physicists in NSW were educated and trained at UOW. Our strong ties with industries and government labs ensure you receive significant industry exposure throughout your degree.

Your lectures in Nuclear Medicine, Radiobiology and Radiation Protection and practical classes will be held in hospitals by practising Medical Physicists and university academics. You will benefit from the strong collaborative links in research and development that our staff have with local and international companies and leading medical radiation physics institutions.

What you will study

The Master program comprises 12 coursework subjects and an applied research project under the supervision of professional medical physicists. Coursework subjects include:

Advanced Modern Physics
Detection of Radiation
Human Structure and Function
Differential Equations: Analysis and Applications
Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics
Radiation Physics
Nuclear Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Medical Imaging
Physics of Radiotherapy
Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
Nuclear Medicine
Multivariate and Vector Calculus

When you study the Medical Radiation Physics program you will gain an in-depth understanding of technical and theoretical knowledge, complemented with embedded practical work at hospitals and industry to prepare you for a career as a Medical Physicist in:

Radiotherapy and nuclear medicine departments in hospitals
Radiation protection in industrial and scientific facilities
Research, development and commercialisation of radiation medical instrumentation
Medical physics instrumentation sales.

Why choose this course

The University of Wollongong’s School of Physics received “above world standard performance” classification in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) rankings in Condensed Matter Physics and Other Physical Sciences (Medical Radiation Physics).

When you study at UOW you join a vibrant community made up of leading fundamental physics and medical radiation physics researchers and teachers.