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Medical Physics

Sample enrolment

The Faculty suggests the following unit of study enrolment sequences to maximise the learning experience. These suggested sequences allow for the fastest pathways to graduation relative to the time of student enrolment.

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

Part-time: semester 1 commencement

	Semester	Unit of Study 1 & Credit Points	Units of Study 2 & Credit Points	Total
Year 1	1	Core Unit PHYS5002 Anatomy and Biol Essentials for Physicists	Core Unit PHYS5011 Nuclear Physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
	1	6	6	12
	2	Core Unit PHYS5018 Health Physics and Radiation Protection	Core Unit PHYS5006 Medical Imaging Physics
	2	6	6	12
Year 2	1	Core Unit PHYS5012 Radiation Physics and Dosimetry	Core Unit PHYS5029 Nuclear Medicine Physics
	1	6	6	12
	2	Core Unit PHYS5005 Radiotherapy Physics	Core Unit PHYS5020 Computation and Image Processing
	2	6	6	12
Year 3	1	Masters Core Unit PHYS5035 Research Methodology and Project A
	1	12		12
	2	Masters Core Unit PHYS5036 Research Methodology and Project B
	2	12		12
Total Credit Points				72

Full-time: semester 1 commencement

	Semester	Unit of Study 1 & Credit Points	Units of Study 2 & Credit Points	Units of Study 3 & Credit Points	Units of Study 4 & Credit Points	Total
Year 1	1	Core Unit PHYS5002 Anatomy and Biol Essentials for Physicists	Core Unit PHYS5011 Nuclear Physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Core Unit PHYS5012 Radiation Physics and Dosimetry	Core Unit PHYS5029 Nuclear Medicine Physics
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Core Unit PHYS5005 Radiotherapy Physics	Core Unit PHYS5006 Medical Imaging Physics	Core Unit PHYS5018 Health Physics and Radiation Protection	Core Unit PHYS5020 Computation and Image Processing
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 2	1	Masters Core Unit PHYS5035 Research Methodology and Project A	Masters Core Unit PHYS5036 Research Methodology and Project B
Year 2	1	12	12			24
Total Credit Points						72