• Dalhousie University offers a Master of Science in Medical Physics for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time.
  • At Dalhousie, students can pursue CAMPEP-accredited master's and doctoral degrees that provide the foundational knowledge required to pursue a career involving clinical service, research, and teaching in medical physics.
  • This program combines course and research work that builds critical knowledge in the field with hands-on training that prepares students for rewarding careers.
  • The courses in the program provide students with the medical physics foundations specified within the CAMPEP standards.
  • All required coursework is completed in the first year and students focus on their thesis research in the second year and and is to be completed by the end of the Summer term.
  • The course work and practical training in the programs can position students for  a dynamic and versatile career in physics as applied to diagnosis and treatment of patients. 
  • The faculty provides a highly collaborative, collegial learning environment that features world-class research facilities and technology.
  • Graduates of all of the programs are eligible to enter residency training programs in imaging or radiation oncology medical physics.
  • the department provides the professors that are not only driven to succeed in their own research careers but they also want to ensure their students achieve academic success and are willing to share their expertise both inside and outside the classroom
  • MSc graduates may go on to pursue PhD degree programs, enter residency training programs in imaging or therapeutic medical physics, or enter the workforce directly.
  • The average salary goes upto 51,000 USD after completion of the program.