Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The MSc by coursework and research report in the field of Medical Physics is taught by the Division of Medical Physics. Medical Physics is an exciting field that combines physics and medicine. This degree is taught by the Division of Medical Physics in the School of Clinical Medicine at the Wits Faculty of Health Sciences, but is coordinated by the School of Physics in the Faculty of Science, meaning the rules for the degree, the rules concerning examinations, examiners, awarding of the degree, submission of the research report etc, fall under the School of Physics.
Faculty: Science | Department: Physics | Duration: 1-2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
The following courses are offered over one year in a 2-year cycle commencing February each year: PHYS7057 Medical Physics of Radiation Oncology PHYS7056 Medical Physics of Imaging [Radiology and Nuclear Medicine] PHYS7061 Radiation Protection and Control PHYS7062 Radiobiology for Medical Physicists PHYS7058 Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists PHYs7060 Clinical Dosimetry in Radiotherapy PHYS70
A Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics/Medical Physics from Wits or another university. A graduate of this or another university who holds a degree in another faculty whose curriculum has ordinarily extended over not less than four academic years of full-time study. For admission to a Masters degree the applicant should normally have at least 65% in their honours degree. Students may be required to undergo oral assessment before acceptance into the programme. The programme has a limited capacity for admission, and acceptance into it will be contingent upon both academic performance and the results of an oral assessment.
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 applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.
Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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