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Graduate Diploma in Medical Radiation Physics
Testamur Title of Degree: | Graduate Diploma in Medical Radiation Physics |
Abbreviation: | GDipMRP |
UOW Course Code: | 676 |
CRICOS Code: | 052460G |
Study Area /Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Physics, Science, Medical Radiation Physics |
Total Credit Points: | 48 |
Duration: | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn/Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On campus (Face-to-face) |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
Course Description
Professional accreditation as a hospital medical physicist requires completion of a Bachelors degree in Physics, an accredited Masters program which includes coursework and a research component, together with five years' hospital experience and vocational training. The Graduate Diploma in Medical Radiation Physics allows students to complete the formal coursework necessary for accreditation by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) separately from the research component. Students should seek academic advice from the Director of Studies prior to enrolment.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
Subjects | Credit Points | |
Core Subjects | ||
Radiation Physics | 6 | |
An Introduction Anatomy and Physiology I | 6 | |
Radiation and Radiotherapy Physics | 8 | |
Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine | 8 | |
Radiobiology and Radiation Protection | 8 | |
Plus 2 electives from the Physics undergraduate program or 900-level Physics subjects. | ||
Professional Recognition/accreditation
The Graduate Diploma in Medical Radiation Physics has been accepted by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) as leading towards accreditation as a professional medical physicist. The Graduate Diploma is not accredited by ACPSEM.
Other Information
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Email: eis@uow.edu.au