Physics with Medical Applications with a Year Abroad
University of LiverpoolLiverpool, United Kingdom
Course overview
Physics is helping to advance medical diagnosis and treatment, helping us to live longer. This programme provides the perfect foundation for a career in medical physics, with options for a year in industry or a year abroad. Physics research is helping us to live longer, healthier lives.
It is helping us to develop new cures for disease and new ways to quickly diagnose health problems. For example, particle beams and detectors used in physics research have led to the development of proton cancer therapies and new diagnostic imaging technologies.Combining the study of physics and selected topics in medical applications, this programme provides skills such as numeracy, problem solving, reasoning and communication that are attractive to the general employer, and it is an excellent preparation for a career in medical physics. In addition to core physics modules you will also take mathematics, computing and experimental physics modules in support of these studies.
There is a project on a medical physics topic in year three with involvement from the local hospitals and medical research centres. Staff from these institutions will also be involved with teaching. This programme is available with a year in industry.
Year three is spent on a paid placement within an organisation in industry, broadly defined. You will be supported by the Department of Physics throughout your placement, and you will be expected to complete a reflective written account of your experience. This course is accredited by the Institute of Physics.
This programme is accredited by the Institute of Physics, which means it satisfies the academic requirements for Chartered Physicist status. The Institute of Physics is the professional body for physics in the UK and Ireland. We’ve been awarded a Gold rating for educational excellence.
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed. The first year starts with a one-week project to familiarise you with the staff and other
Key highlights
- Accredited by the Institute of Physics towards Chartered Physicist status
- Medical physics project involving local hospitals and medical research centres
- Hospital and medical research staff contribute to teaching
- Core physics supported by mathematics, computing and experimental physics modules
- Includes a year studying abroad
- Builds numeracy, problem solving, reasoning and communication skills
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB — to include including Physics and Mathematics
- A-level: BBB — to include with A in the EPQ; with EPQ
- GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
- International Baccalaureate: 32 — overall and no score less th
- Irish Leaving Certificate — H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3 including Physics and Mathematics at H2 or above
- Scottish Advanced Highers: ABB — to include including Physics and Mathematics; accepted at grades
- A-level: AB — Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced: B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus AB in A level Mathematics and A level Physics.
Scholarships
Bridge House College Nigeria Law Scholarships
Value: £2,000
Up to £2,000Kaplan Digital Pathways Excellence Scholarship
Kaplan Digital Pathways Foundation Certificate, will receive a £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Undergraduates
If you’re an international undergraduate student who hasn’t studied with us before, you could be eligible for a scholarship offering a tuition fee discount of £7,500.
Up to £7,500Sport Liverpool Performance Programme
A very limited number of grants, worth up to £3,500, are available through the High Performance Athlete Programme.
University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong and Tung Undergraduate Scholarships
The University of Liverpool Graduate Association Hong Kong undergraduate scholarships are worth £10,000 per year for three years and are awarded to students originating from Hong Kong.
Up to £10,000University of Liverpool International College Excellence Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000
Careers this course leads to
- Medical physicist
- Clinical scientist (medical physics)
- Healthcare scientist
- Research physicist
- Data analyst
Cost of study
UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £9,790; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £1,465 | International: Full-time place, per year - £32,000; Year in industry: £1,955; Year abroad: £16,000
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Liverpool, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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