Bachelor (Honours)
The Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics Advanced (Honours) is designed to produce graduates with the specialist skills necessary to find employment in radiation oncology and nuclear medicine hospital departments, in academic institutions or industry.
Throughout the degree, you will study radiation interactions, dosimetry, detectors and instrumentation design related to medical physics, health physics, nuclear physics, radiation safety, and accelerator and reactor physics. Computer programming related to cancer treatment planning, particle transport and medical imaging is also a core skill proposed in several subjects.
Advanced medical and radiation physics graduates have a very strong background in physics as well as specialist theoretical, practical and programming skills in radiation medicine. There is also an additional focus on cutting-edge research and development opportunities throughout the degree.
The honours year is entirely devoted to medical physics topics. It has a substantial 24-credit point research component. This research project is supported by three special subjects that deal with the major activities of a medical radiation physicist including medical Imaging, nuclear medicine, radiobiology, and radiation protection.
This degree is underpinned by the success of the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics within the faculty's School of Physics. You will benefit from the strong collaborative links in research and development that staff have developed with local and international companies and leading medical radiation physics institutions.