Medical Physics, MSc
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
If you are an engineering or physical sciences graduate who is interested in a career in the fast-growing field of medical physics, our MSc Medical Physics course will give you the theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and professional awareness to excel. Whether you study our course full-time (1 year) or part-time (2-3 years), you will cover the fundamental aspects of the use of medical physics in medicine, with hands-on clinical instruction in MRI, CT, and medical linear accelerators. You will also gain experience in computer-based modelling, research methodology, ethics, and the wider role of medical physics in healthcare.
Through a curriculum shaped by students, NHS partners, and industry, you will benefit from workplace-authentic assessments, options to study advanced specialisms, and a focus on employability, inclusivity, and sustainability in healthcare science.
Key highlights
- Hands-on clinical instruction in MRI, CT and medical linear accelerators
- Curriculum shaped by students, NHS partners and industry
- Experience in computer-based modelling and research methodology
- Covers ethics and the wider role of medical physics in healthcare
- Workplace-authentic assessments with options to study advanced specialisms
- Designed for engineering and physical sciences graduates entering medical physics
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2:2
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics)
- Trainee Clinical Scientist
- Radiotherapy Physicist
- MRI Physicist
- Medical Physics Researcher
- Medical Device Engineer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,100 per year | International: £25,800 per year
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 Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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