Curriculum
Course List
| Course No. |
Course Title |
Core or Elective |
Credit Hours |
Semester/Term in which course is offered |
| MP 401 |
Physics of Radiation Therapy |
Core |
2 |
Fall |
| MP 421 |
Radiation Dosimetry 1 |
Core |
2 |
Fall |
| ECE 452 |
Medical Imaging Theory and Implementation |
Core |
4 |
Fall |
| MP 410 |
Anatomy and Physiology for Physicists |
Core |
2 |
Fall |
| MP 422 |
Radiation Dosimetry 2 |
Core |
2 |
Spring |
| MP 424 |
Radiation Detection and Measurement |
Core |
2 |
Spring |
| MP 441 |
Radiation Biology |
Core |
3 |
Spring |
| MP 423 |
Radiation Protection and Regulation |
Core |
2 |
Spring |
| MP 425 |
Brachytherapy |
Elective |
2 |
Summer |
| MP 501 |
Clinical Dosimetry Rotation 1 |
Elective |
2 |
Summer |
| MP 432 |
Advanced Topics in Radiation Therapy |
Elective |
1 |
Fall |
| ECE 446 |
Digital Systems Processing |
Elective |
4 |
Fall |
| ECE 447 |
Introduction to Digital Image Processing Using Python |
Elective |
4 |
Fall |
| ECE 481 |
Clinical Imaging I |
Elective |
4 |
Fall |
| ECE 482 |
Clinical Imaging II |
Elective |
2 |
Spring |
| ECE 484 |
Machine Learning in Imaging |
Elective |
4 |
Spring |
| ECE 485 |
Inverse Problems in Imaging |
Elective |
4 |
Spring |
| MP 502 |
Clinical Dosimetry Rotation 2 |
Elective |
2 |
Fall |
| MP 503 |
Clinical Physics Rotation 1 |
Elective |
2 |
Fall |
| IND 501-1 |
Ethics in Research |
Core |
1 |
Fall |
| BST 463 |
Statistical Methods in Medicine |
Elective |
3 |
Spring |
| MP 431 |
Computational Methods |
Elective |
3 |
Spring |
| MP 504 |
Clinical Physics Rotation 2 |
Elective |
2 |
Spring |
| MP 402 |
Journal Seminar |
Core |
1 |
Fall/Spring |
| |
Independent Research |
Core |
Variable |
Fall/Spring/Summer |
Sample Academic Plan – Therapy Focus
Fall Semester I – 10 credits
Physics of Radiation Therapy - 2 credits
Radiation Dosimetry 1 – 2 credits
Medical Imaging Theory and Implementation – 4 credits
Intro to Anatomy and Physiology - 2 credits
Spring Semester I – 9 credits
Radiation Dosimetry II – 2 credits
Radiation Detection and Measurement – 2 Credits
Radiation Biology – 3 credits
Radiation Protection, Safety, and Regulation - 2 credits
Summer I – 5 credits
Brachytherapy – 2 credits
Clinical Dosimetry Rotation I - 2 credits
Independent Research – 1 credit
Fall Semester II – 9 credits
Advanced Topics in Radiation Therapy - 1 credits
Clinical Dosimetry Rotation II - 2 credits
Clinical Physics Rotation I – 2 credits
IND 501-1 Ethics in Research – 1 credit
Independent Research – 3 credits
Spring Semester II – 9 credits
Independent Research – 3 credits
Clinical Physics Rotation II – 2 credits
Journal Seminar -1 credit
Electives (Choose One)
Computational Methods – 3 credits
BST 463-1 Intro to Biostatistics – 3 credits