Curriculum

Medical Physics, MS

Updated on: 5/31/2024.

For classes: 2026.

Program Requirements: 39 semester hours (sh) to graduate.

Required courses: 37 sh
Required research: 1-3 sh
Electives: 2 sh (more are permitted with approval from the Program Director)

Standard Sequence:

Semester 1 (Fall)
BIO 209: Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Physics (3 sh)
MPHY 202: Ethical Conduct and Professionalism in Medical Physics (1 sh)
MPHY 214: Radiological Physics and Dosimetry (3 sh)
MPHY 218: Introduction to Radiological Physics (2 sh)

Semester 2 (Spring)
MPHY 206: Mathematical and Computational Methods for Medical Physics (2 sh)
MPHY 216: Radiobiology (3 sh)
MPHY 240: Radiation Therapy Physics I (3 sh)
MPHY 245: Practicum in Radiation Therapy Physics (3 sh)

Semester 3 (Fall)
MPHY 220: Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety (3 sh)
MPHY 226: Radiation Protection and Nuclear Medicine Practicum (3 sh)
MPHY 230: Fundamentals of Imaging in Medicine I (3 sh)
MPHY 241: Radiation Therapy Physics II (2 sh)

Semester 4 (Spring)
MPHY 231: Fundamentals of Imaging in Medicine II (2 sh)
MPHY 235: Practicum in Imaging Physics (3 sh)
MPHY 250: Seminar in Medical Physics (0 sh)
MPHY 290: Research in Medical Physics (1-3 sh) and Electives (2 sh, if 1 sh research is chosen)

Official Electives
MPHY 246: Clinical Observership in Radiation Therapy Physics (1-3 sh)
HADM 200: U.S. Health System (3 sh) (Spring, Fall)
HIT 214: Evidence-Based Patient Care (3 sh) (Spring)

Additional Electives (need special permission from the Program Director)
HADM 204 Health Care Economics (3 credits) (Fall) (prerequisite: HADM 200)
HIT 200 Intros to Health Informatics (3 credits) (Spring, Fall)
HIT 212 Clinical Data (2 credits)