M.S. in Medical Physics
Curriculum
This is a 2-year, 41-credit URI-RIH program leading to an M.S. in Medical Physics.
List of required courses (PDF) Semester Map (PDF)| Semester-Yr | Required Courses | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-requisites: BIO 220 (3) and BIO 222 (1); BIO 221 (3) and BIO 223 (1); PHY 210 (1); SOC 224 (3) or equivalents | |||||
| Fall-1 | ELE 564/565 (4) | PHY 540 (3) | PHY 550 (3) | PHY 210 (1) if needed | 10 |
| Spring-1 | PHY 545 (3) or PHY 560 (3) | PHY 565 (3) or PHY 585 (4) | PHY 552 (3) | PHY 591 (5) | 14 or 15 |
| Fall-2 | PHY 555 (4) | SOC 224 (3) if needed | PHY 590 (3) | 4 + 3 research | |
| Spring-2 | PHY 560 (3) or PHY 545 (3) | PHY 585 (4) or PHY 565 (3) | PHY 590 (3) | 7 or 6 + 3 research | |
| Total number of credits | 41 | ||||
Pre-requisites
- PHY 210 (1) Radiation Safety (suggested to take on F-1 or before entering the program)
- BIO 220-222 (4) Human Anatomy (Lecture + Lab) (suggested to take during summer or before entering the program)
- BIO 221-223 (4) Introductory Human Physiology (Lecture + Lab) (suggested to take during summer or before entering the program)
- SOC 224 (3) Health, Illness, and Medical Care (suggested to take on F-2 or before entering the program)
Required graduate courses
- PHY 540 (3) Modern Biological Physics
- PHY 545 (3) Nanotechnology in Imaging and Therapy (Odd years)
- PHY 550 (3) Introduction to Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
- PHY 552 (3) Radiobiology
- PHY 555 (4) Radiation Oncology Clinical Practicum*
- PHY 560 (3) Experimental Methods in Physics (Even years)
- PHY 565 (3) Radiation Detection, Instrumentation and Data Analysis (Odd years)
- ELE 564/565(4) Medical Imaging (Lecture + Lab)
- PHY 585 (4) Advanced Clinical Medical Imaging (Even years)*
- PHY 591 (5) Advanced Radiation Therapy Physics*
- PHY 590 (6) Research Project at RIH or URI
* PHY 555, PHY 585, PHY 591 will be given at RIH
Students need to complete and submit to the Graduate School the following forms:
- Program of Study form should be submitted in Spring of the 1st year: A template for the two year MS program can be found here.
- Nomination for Graduation form should be submitted in Spring of the 2nd year