Overview
The Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics Advanced (Honours) degree is designed to produce graduates with the specialist skills necessary to find employment in hospital radiation oncology and nuclear medicine departments, in academic institutions or industry.
Advanced Medical and Radiation Physics degree graduates have a very strong background in physics … For more content click the Read More button below.
Professional medical physicists from major hospitals in NSW will deliver key lectures and practical work as well as co-supervising thesis work. Students will find that they will move easily into employment and/or postgraduate work in this specialised area.
Delivery
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Course structure
To qualify for award of the degree of Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physicals Advanced (Honours), students complete 192 credit points and satisfy all course requirements for the degree outlined in the course structure below:
a) 174 credit points of core subjects and;
b) 18 credit points of elective subjects chosen from the General Schedule.
Students should consult with the Academic Program Director directly to help in planning out their program of study.
The General Schedule of Subjects is listed here: https://courses.uow.edu.au/search?ct=subject&availableInYears=2022&csTags=2a2d01c94f52db0044a3cf401310c7ef
To remain enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics Advanced (Honours), students must maintain an average of 80% in each year of study. If the student's average falls below 80%, the situation will be assessed on an individual basis and the student may be transferred into the non-Advanced equivalent degree.
This program is available by transfer only to students who have completed 48 credit points of the equivalent non-Advanced degree within one year duration and who have a minimum weighted average mark of 80.
Honours grade method:Honours Grade is calculated using Honours Grade Method 3
192 Credit points
Year 148 Credit points
Year 248 Credit points
Year 348 Credit points
Year 448 Credit points
Professional recognition / accreditation
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
Australian Institute of Physics
Credit for prior learning
Alternative Credit Arrangements
Pathways and nested qualifications
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Contact details
Faculty contact
Academic Program Director