COURSE OVERVIEW
If you are a student of engineering or physical sciences, our MSc Medical Radiation Physics degree, will give you the necessary theoretical knowledge and understanding of fundamental aspects of the use of radiation in medicine, to enhance your career prospects.
You’ll get clinical practice through hands-on instruction with equipment used routinely in the hospital setting, including state-of-the-art MRI and CT facilities, and medical linear accelerators, which will prepare you for research or clinical training in this rapidly changing field. You’ll also get tuition in computer-based modelling, research methodology and the ethical dimensions associated with medical research.
This degree is ideal preparation for Postgraduate research in medical physics technology and is also a pathway towards state registration as a clinical scientist.
Your Professional Body Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). IPEM is the professional body that works with physical science, engineering and clinical professionals in academia, healthcare services and industry in the UK, and supports clinical scientists and technologists in their practice through the provision and assessment of education and training.
Please note that only the full MSc Medical Radiation Physics programme is accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). PG Dip or PG Cert are not accredited.
is accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). IPEM is the professional body that works with physical science, engineering and clinical professionals in academia, healthcare services and industry in the UK, and supports clinical scientists and technologists in their practice through the provision and assessment of education and training.
WHY MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICS AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY?
- Top 5 for overall research quality (REF2021)
- Postgraduate students have access to facilities in the £100 million Institute of Life Science building
- Student placement available
- Strong links with industrial organisations
- Site visits available
- Clinical guest speakers
- Research projects with leading healthcare trusts
MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We aim to provide you with an increased knowledge and understanding of Medical Radiation Physics, and the skills and knowledge you need to apply your learning to professional practice.
As such, this Master’s degree will give you the in-depth knowledge of the field to potentially enhance your prospects for career progression.
Professional Body Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). IPEM is the professional body that works with physical science, engineering and clinical professionals in academia, healthcare services and industry in the UK, and supports clinical scientists and technologists in their practice through the provision and assessment of education and training.
Please note that only the full MSc Medical Radiation Physics programme is accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). PG Dip or PG Cert are not accredited.
Careers and Employability
Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.
Our career support services include:
- Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
- Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
- Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
- Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
- Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.
- We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.
Academic Support
As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:
- Academic writing
- Maths and statistics
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Digital skills
- Presentation skills
- Note taking
- Revision, memory and exam techniques
- English language skills (if English is not your first language).
Personal Academic Mentor:
You will be assigned an Academic Mentor from a pool of trained personnel drawn from academic staff in the Medical School, or possibly clinical staff from Health Boards for GEM and PA.
Personal Academic Mentors are your first point of contact while studying at the Medical School and can provide assistance and guidance on a range of issues that may affect your wellbeing, attendance and educational progress. Personal Academic Mentors may also help with your personal development planning and careers advice. Your mentor may also direct you to Welfare and other support services as appropriate.
Modules
Modules typically include: Physics of the body, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Protection. There are also optional modules you can study.
Students starting in September or January will study the same core modules as part of the programme. Dates for January intake to be confirmed.
MSc 1 Year Full-time - September
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Compulsory Modules
- MSc Dissertation - Medical Radiation Physics
- Medical Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiation Protection
- Radiotherapy Physics
- Introduction to the practice of Medical Physicists & Clinical Engineers in Health Care
- Nanoscale Simulation
- Research Methods in Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
- Advances in Radiotherapy
- Advances in Radiation Safety
* Scholarships available for international students.
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