Students of master's in Health and Medical Physics will use their advanced research skills to contribute to new developments in radiotherapy, diagnostic medical procedures and health physics.
Graduates will complete Research Methods for Sciences in their first semester. Four other courses will be undertaken in subsequent semesters.
Students will use state-of-the-art equipment and facilities including:
- Brachytherapy Afterloader suite
- Gel dosimetry
- Optical Tomography for 3D Dosimeters
- Anthropomorphic Phantoms
- Radiation Instrumentation Laboratory
- X-ray Microbeam Irradiator
- X-ray microCT
Graduates of a Master of Applied Science by research will have:
- a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent development in one or more disciplines.
- advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field of work or learning.
- cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and its application.
- cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice.
- cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level.
- cognitive and technical skills to design, use and evaluate research and research methods.
- communication and technical skills to present coherent and sustained argument and to disseminate research results to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise and disseminate research that makes a contribution to knowledge.
