The programme aims to provide knowledge and skills as a senior medical physicist. The course is designed to produce graduates in medical physics with a strong capacity to work effectively in operating and maintaining medical equipments. Successful graduates are expected to have a career as medical physicist in hospital, academic institutions or research institutes.

Course Structure

The programme comprises 40 units of the following five core courses, two elective courses, two practical courses and one compulsory research project.

Semester I

• Human Anatomy and Physiology (core - 4 units)
• Radiation Physics (core - 4 units)
• Dosimetry and Radiation Protection (core - 4units)
• Physics of Diagnostic Radiology (core - 4 units)
• Medical Physics Practical (core - 4 units)

Semester II

• Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Physics (core - 4 units)
• Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (elective - 2 units)
• Radiobiology and Radiation Chemistry (elective - 2 units)
• Medical Physics Practical II (core - 4 units)
• Research Project (compulsory - 8 units)

Applicants should possess the following:

A. Bachelor's degree in Physics with

1. CGPA of at least 2.75 / 4.00; or

2. CGPA between 2.50 - 2.74 with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least one year; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least one year; or
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

3. CGPA between 2.00 - 2.49 (Bachelor's Degree with Honours) with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least five (5) years; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least five (5) years; AND
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

• (Applicable for International Applicants Only)

  • A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
  • A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
  • A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
  • A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
  • A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
  • A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
  • A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

  Exemption is given to candidate if:

  • English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
  • Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

• Full-time: Min 2 semesters / Max 4 semesters

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