Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics
University of Wollongong - Wollongong
Overview
Help improve patients' quality of life when you study medical and radiation physics at UOW. You will study various forms of therapeutic radiation oncology as well as different methods of diagnostic radiation imaging, and the mechanisms of how such radiation interacts with the human body.
What are the latest technologies in radiation medicine? How can radiation better treat human diseases? On completion of this degree, you will be able to answer these questions and more as you build a strong background in physics as well as specialist theoretical-practical and programming skills in radiation medicine.
You'll benefit by learning from recognised and passionate leaders in their fields in this flexible yet rigorous program. You will learn where medical physics matters most: in hospitals, clinics and nuclear science research facilities. In this course, you will gain knowledge in areas relating to nuclear medicine, radiotherapy physics, radiation transport physics modelling, detector and instrumentation physics, and data analysis. You will learn core fundamentals across practical and theoretical subjects in the first year of your degree before deciding which minors and electives to focus on from the second year.
You will complete extensive professional experience throughout your degree, which allows you to learn by observation and apply your skills in the classroom.
Throughout this degree, you will gain hands-on experience and make meaningful professional connections.
Areas of study
In this course you will gain knowledge in data analysis, detector and instrumentation physics, nuclear medicine, radiation transport physics modelling, radiotherapy physics. In your second and third years, you will gain hands-on experience in photon, neutron and charged particle physics, and electron and x-ray related medical physics.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Detector and instrumentation physicist, diagnostic imaging medical physicist, medical imager, medical physics researcher, medical radiation technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, patent officer, radiation oncologist, radiation protection officer, radiation transport physics modeller.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2022.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 95.2 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 87.2 | 91.6 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 78 | 84 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Wollongong website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of Wollongong
Campus
Wollongong
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
78.00
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 266
- Campuses
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Sydney CBD UOW Batemans Bay UOW Bega UOW Shoalhaven UOW South Western Sydney UOW Southern Highlands UOW Southern Sydney Wollongong Wollongong or Online
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Wollongong. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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