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Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physics at University of the Free State

University of the Free State, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physics (PGDip, study code BC851300) is a two-year minimum UFS Faculty of Health Sciences qualification that follows the BMedScHons in Medical Physics. Students register with the HPCSA as intern medical physicists.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Department: Medical Physics  |  Duration: Minimum 2 years; 360 credits listed (176 credits for new enrolments from 2017, four modules weighted equally)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

What you will study

Four modules of equal weight in medical physics at postgraduate-diploma level, linked to HPCSA intern medical physicist training.

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Application information

Entry requirements

BMedScHons (Medical Physics) or an equivalent qualification with an appropriate composition; selection applies (Selection Policy document); students must register with the HPCSA as intern medical physicists. Applicants from other universities must submit the syllabus and credits of each module passed for evaluation, and the department may require an entrance examination.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate diploma applications open on 1 April; local applicants close 30 September and international applicants close 31 August (Economic and Management Sciences); Health Sciences postgraduate diplomas close 30 September for both local and international applicants.

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