Overview

About the Program

The Medical Physics program at Virginia Commonwealth University, accredited by CAMPEP in 2010, provides students the foundational knowledge and hands-on clinical training necessary to practice as clinical medical physicists.

Full-time students complete the program in a minimum of two years.

The mission of the master’s program is to serve the commonwealth of Virginia and the nation by helping to meet the demand for competent medical physicists in the health care delivery setting. The program will prepare students for careers as qualified and independent clinical medical physicists. Required course work provides theoretical and practical training in radiation dosimetry, radiation biology, radiation therapy, medical imaging and health physics.

Professional competency: To develop professional competency in medical physics by providing a framework in which students progressively develop mastery of the current state of medical physics and an ability to synthesize this information and apply it in a clinical setting. Additionally, students in the program will develop skills in the various means of communicating the core of medical physics knowledge and clinical applications of that knowledge to a variety of potential audiences.

Clinical competency: To develop clinically competent medical physics graduates by providing a framework in which students progress from didactic knowledge to clinical knowledge and demonstrate application of clinical medical physics principles, practices and procedures.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Topographical Anatomy and Physiology

Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry

Radiation Therapy Physics

Health Physics

Radiobiology for the Medical Physicist

Physics of Diagnostic Imaging

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Students must have a minimum of 30 credit hours in undergraduate physics, physical science or engineering, of which at least 18 credit hours must be at the upper level. Background courses should include calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, modern physics, and electricity and magnetism

GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale

The applicant must provide a personal statement discussing reasons for pursuing graduate study

All non-native English-speaking applicants must provide evidence of English language proficiency

Prospective students who have studied outside of the U.S. must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation as a required part of the admission process

Proof of adequate funds to live and study full time at VCU by submitting an I-20 DS Request Form accompanied by an original bank verification letter

A $70 state-required application fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31590 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31590 USD / year

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16754 USD / year

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Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 USD / month

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