Master students must take:

Five core units, including:

• Anatomy and Biology for Medical Physicists (ANHB5451)

• Radiation Physics and Dosimetry (PHYS5404)

• Radiation Biology and Protection (PHYS5402)

• Medical Imaging Physics (PHYS5401)

• Radiotherapy Physics (PHYS5403)

 

And one to five optional units form this list:

• Advanced Computational Physics [Machine Learning] (SHPC4002)

• Computational Statistics for Physics (PHYS5513)

• Computational Methods for Physics (SHPC4001)

• Physics Reading Unit I (PHYS5512)

• Computer Vision (CITS4402)

 

In addition to the following six research project units:

• Research Proposal in Medical Physics (PHYS5435)

• Master's Dissertation - Medical Physics Part 1 (PHYS5431)

• Master's Dissertation - Medical Physics Part 2 (PHYS5432)

• Master's Dissertation - Medical Physics Part 3 (PHYS5433)

• Master's Dissertation - Medical Physics Part 4 (PHYS5434)

• Final Dissertation in Medical Physics (PHYS5436)

 

Some international students or applicants with engineering or other relevant backgrounds may need to take four (or less- depending on the situation) of the following conversion units:

• Quantum Physics and Electromagnetism (PHYS2001)

• Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics (PHYS3001)

• Computer Analysis and Visualisation (CITS2401)

• Advanced Mathematical Methods (MATH2501)

• Problem Solving and Programming (CITS1401)

• Electrodynamics and Relativity (PHYS3002)

• Frontiers in Modern Physics (PHYS3012)

• The Physics of Particles (PHYS2002)

• Mathematical Physics (PHYS3011)

• Statistics for Science (STAT1400)

 

It is highly recommended that students take programming, statistics, modelling, and biology units in their undergraduate studies.

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UWA International Master’s by Coursework Scholarships

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POSTGRADUATE COURSE GUIDE, INTERNATIONAL, 2020–2021

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