Introduction This course will improve your knowledge of how technology can help diagnose disease, while you learn about all the major aspects of physics as applied in the modern clinical/health environment. On this MSc programme you will study such specialisms as nuclear medicine, which includes learning about diagnosing disease using radioactive tracers, radiotherapy, medical electronics and magnetic resonance imaging. The programme is aimed at individuals who want to obtain an MSc from a top tier UK university. Applicants typically include recent physics and engineering graduates, people who are on the NHS Medical Physicists training programme and those in employment as medical physicists and radiologists. Courses Modules Semester 1 Compulsory Biomedical and Professional Topics in Healthcare Science Imaging in Medicine Radiation in Medicine Computing and Electronics Generic Skills Semester 2 Compulsory Radiotherapy and Radiation Physics Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnotistc Radiology and Radiation Protection Semester 3 Medical Physics and Medical Imaging Project Why study at Aberdeen? You are taught by researchers and a deparment which won the Queens Anniversary Prize in recognition of acheivements in developing new medical imaging techniques. Research at the university also led to the first MRI scanner You learn adjacent to the teaching hospital and use the new £2m PET-CT scanner, new radiotherapy centre, linac treatment, 3T and 1.5T MRI scanners Programme Quick Facts University of Aberdeen 12 Months 24 Months Full Time and Part Time September start Find out about fees on the programme page Find out about scholarships on the programme page Life in Aberdeen Find out more about: Your Accommodation Campus Facilities Aberdeen City Student Support Clubs and Societies /student-life