Medical Physics MSc

Why choose this course

* We have trained more than 1,000 medical physicists and we’re accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), so you're guaranteed high-quality, effective teaching during your time at Surrey.

* There are generous external funding opportunities available for students on this course including the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme, which aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field.


* We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.

What you will study

* Our Medical Physics MSc will provide you with the knowledge, skills and experience required of a graduate medical physicist.

* Develop strong foundations in topics including diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ionising radiation, imaging with non-ionising radiation (MRI and ultrasound) and treatment using ultrasound and laser.

* Learn the theoretical foundations of modern imaging and treatments, and you’ll acquire a set of experimental skills that are essential to a medical physicist’s job. You’ll gain these through experimental sessions in our refurbished radiation laboratories, as well as through practical experiences using state-of-the-art clinical facilities at collaborating hospitals.