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- Complete coursework such as advanced lectures, seminars and independent study in medical and health physics.
- Prepares you for a career as a medical physicist, health physicist or bioengineer in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies.
- Complete in 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
- Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics).
- The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
Highlights
- Complete coursework such as advanced lectures, seminars and independent study in medical and health physics.
- Prepares you for a career as a medical physicist, health physicist or bioengineer in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies.
- Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics).
- The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
Explore this course
These courses deal with well-established and emerging areas of medical and health physics including clinical measurement, computing, health physics, instrumentation, medical electronics, medical imaging, physiological monitoring, physics of radiotherapy, radiobiology, and radiological imaging sciences. The coursework also contains an introduction to the clinical sciences.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates can seek employment in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies. Depending on the field of employment, graduates may be known as a medical physicist, health physicist or bio-engineer. Professional medical/health physicists:
- apply electronic tools and medical software, ultrasonics, radiation and computers to clinical and environmental problems
- monitor the environment to maintain acceptable standards in the workplace and the community
- apply fundamental physical research in development programs
- are responsible for calibration, care and maintenance of instruments and apparatus.
Professional recognition
The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
Possible careers
- Health physicist
- Medical equipment sales
- Medical physicist
- Course code
- PH71
- CRICOS code
- 020315D
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 1 years full-time
- 2 years part-time
- 1 years full-time
- 2 years part-time
- February and July
- February and July
Entry requirements
You must have a recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in one of the following fields:
- Biomedical, medical, medical electronics etc engineering
- Biophysics
- Electrical, avionics etc engineering
- Geophysics
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical physics
- Physics
The following degrees (or higher qualification) are not acceptable:
- Biomedical science
- Laboratory science
- Medical science
Minimum academic requirements
Entry requirements
You must have a recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in one of the following fields:
- Biomedical, medical, medical electronics etc engineering
- Biophysics
- Electrical, avionics etc engineering
- Geophysics
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical physics
- Physics
The following degrees (or higher qualification) are not acceptable:
- Biomedical science
- Laboratory science
- Medical science
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offerEnglish language programsto improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP fees available from September
2025 fees
2025: $45,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $8,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $41,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
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