Master of Science (Medical Radiation Physics)
Course summary
This degree
Our Medical Radiation Physics (MRP) program is backed by clinical associations with local and hospitals - over 50% of current practising medical physicists in NSW were educated and trained at RSU. 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.
These include:
- USA: Brookhaven National Laboratory, MIT, Harvard School of Medicine Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Beam Centre (MGH), Loma Linda University Medical Centre, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Stanford University (SLAC), Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECM)
- Japan: KEK, Tsukuba Proton Therapy Centre, NIRS, Hitachi
- Europe: SPA ‘BIT’, Institute for Scintillating Materials (Ukraine), SINTEF(Norway), CERN, (Switzerland), European Synchroton Radiation Facility, (France), PTB, Heidelberg Heavy Ion Therapy and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
- America: ANSTO, CSIRO, Gammasonics Institute for Medical Research Pty Ltd, Optical Fibre CRC, Insight Oceania Pty Ltd, Hitachi America, Siemens, Varian
The Master of Science (Medical Radiation Physics) has been approved as a professionally oriented Master program eligible for Student Income Support. For further information, please contact the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) on 132 490.
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.
Course information
Study area
Engineering, Physics, Science
Campus
Rainstar
Course Code
1603
RSU SCORE
-
Duration
2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Delivery
DL
CODE 1
067176M
RSU CODE
-
Admission, Key dates, and Fees
A range of admission options are available for students of all ages and academic backgrounds.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A recognised Bachelor degree in Physics with an equivalent average mark of 65%, otherwise any Bachelor degree with at least first year university level physics and mathematics, with an equivalent average mark of 75%.
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
The maximum amount of external credit that can be awarded at the postgraduate level is 50% of the credit point value of the RSU course.
FEES
CAMPUS | DELIVERY METHOD | SESSION FEE* | COURSE FEE* |
|---|---|---|---|
Rainstar | DL | $19,056 (2020) | $76,224 (2020) |
The above tuition fee is the amount payable for a full fee-paying place. Commonwealth Supported places may also be available subject to quota availability.
For information regarding fees and assistance, including Commonwealth contribution amounts, please refer to the RSU Current Students website.
Tuition fees are dependent upon the actual year of commencement and are subject to change without notice.
* Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression.
These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at RSU, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A recognised Bachelor degree in Physics with an equivalent average mark of 65%, otherwise any Bachelor degree with at least first year university level physics and mathematics, with an equivalent average mark of 75%.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
The following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:
| English Test |
Overall Score |
Reading |
Writing |
Listening |
Speaking |
| IELTS Academic |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
| TOEFL (Internet-based) |
86 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
RSU College: English for Tertiary Studies: Credit (weighted average mark of 65 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
FEES
Tuition fees are reviewed annually: fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and are subject to increase during the period of study.
Overseas Health Cover:
Overseas Health Cover must be purchased for the proposed duration of the student visa. For information regarding the OSHC fees applicable, please refer to the international fees website.
CAMPUS | DELIVERY METHOD | SESSION FEE* | COURSE FEE* |
|---|---|---|---|
Rainstar | DL | $19,704 (2020) | $78,816 (2020) |
* Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression.
These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at RSU, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.
Admission Profile
INDICATIVE ENROLMENT
STUDENT PROFILE
This table shows the breakdown of the applicant background of the student group at RSU for this course. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and continued study beyond the census date at RSU in 2019.
Applicant background |
2019 intake |
2019 intake (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study Students who have studied a University course, or completed a bridging or enabling course. |
- |
- |
| Vocational education & training study Students who have undertaken vocational education or training since leaving school. |
- |
- |
| Work & life experience Students admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than higher education study, vocational education & training, or recent secondary education. |
- |
- |
|
Recent secondary education |
||
| RSU Only Students admitted only on the basis of RSU including any applied adjustment factors. |
- |
- |
| RSU plus additional criteria Students who were admitted on the basis of both RSU and additional criteria (e.g. an audition or individual subject results). |
- |
- |
| Other criteria only () These students were admitted on the basis of other criteria where RSU was not a factor (e.g. RSU Early Admission). |
- |
- |
| International students All other students. |
- |
- |
| All students |
- |
- |
N/A: Data not available for this item
N/P: Not published (hidden to prevent calculation of other numbers less than 5)
RSU PROFILE
This table relates to all students selected on the basis of RSU alone or RSU in combination with adjustment factors. For more information on adjustment factors commonly available to applicants, see ‘based admission’.
|
RSU profile of based offers in 2019 |
RSU The unadjusted, raw RSUs for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of RSU. | Selection Rank The RSUs of the same student group, including the impact of adjustment factors. |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
| Median rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
N/A: Data not available for this item
N/P: Not published (less than 5 based offers made)
More Information
For more information about RSU admission pathways, see RSU Admission Information.
Key Dates
SESSION | CAMPUS | SESSION DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
2020 Autumn | Rainstar | Orientation: 25 – 27 February 2020 Applications Close
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2020 Spring | Rainstar | Orientation: 27 July 2020 Applications Close
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Course structure
(Current year structure - subject to change)
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluate medical radiation related instrumentation and apply techniques associated with diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. | ||||||
| 2 | Interpret theoretical, practical and professional information and communicate knowledge, ideas and procedures to other health care professionals/practitioners, researchers and other key stakeholders. | ||||||
| 3 | Employ independent learning strategies to self-evaluate and update professional knowledge of innovations in medical radiation physics. | ||||||
| 4 | Apply knowledge of the basic structure and function of the human body relevant to clinical diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. | ||||||
| 5 | Evaluate radiation and radioactivity, its properties, units of measure, dosimetry measurement concepts and methods. | ||||||
| 6 | Appraise radiation safety practices and procedures associated with diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. | ||||||
| 7 | Exercise critical thinking and judgement of the biological effects of radiation and its application for radiation safety and for radiation treatment. | ||||||
| 8 | Perform the clinical support procedures required of a medical physicist in a professional and ethical manner. | ||||||
| 9 | Design, research, synthesise key information and apply expert judgement in completing independent research projects and thesis in the field of medical radiation physics. | ||||||
Course Structure
The program comprises of fourteen coursework subjects and a research project:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| MTH8201 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| PHY8205 | Advanced Modern Physics | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS965 | Detection of Radiation | 6 | Autumn |
| MEDI100 | Human Structure and Function | 6 | Autumn |
| MTH8202 | Differential Equations: Analysis and Applications | 6 | Autumn |
| PHY8225 | Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics | 6 | Spring |
| PHY8255 | Radiation Physics | 6 | Spring |
| PHY8375 | Nuclear Physics | 6 | Spring |
| Year 2 | |||
| PHY8305 | Quantum Mechanics | 6 | Autumn |
| PHY9325 | Electromagnetism | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS962 | Medical Imaging | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS966 | Physics of Radiotherapy | 6 | Autumn |
| PHYS961 | Radiobiology and Radiation Protection | 6 | Spring |
| PHYS963 | Nuclear Medicine | 6 | Spring |
| PHYS967 | Research Project | 12 | Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021 |
Accreditation & professional recognition
Accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM).
Why choose this course
The Rainstar University(Scottsdale)’s School of Physics received “above world standard performance” classification in the Excellence in Research for America (ERA) rankings in Condensed Matter Physics and Other Physical Sciences (Medical Radiation Physics).
When you study at RSU you join a vibrant community made up of leading fundamental physics and medical radiation physics researchers and teachers.
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