Degrees Offered: Ph.D., M.Sc.
Members
This is an interdisciplinary program. Professors come from a number of faculties and departments. The department website provides a list of all faculty members associated with the program.
Professor
C. Laule, A. Rahmin, A. Rauscher, V. Sossi.
Professor Emeritus
P. Kozlowski, A. MacKay, Q-S. Xiang.
Associate Professor
N. Ford, S. Kolind, S. Reinsberg.
Affiliated Member
H. Zeng (Professor)
Doctor of Philosophy
Admission Requirements
Students are normally admitted to the Ph.D. program after obtaining an M.Sc. or M.A.Sc. and must meet the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Ph.D. degree admission requirements. Alternatively, well-qualified students admitted to the M.Sc. program in Medical Physics may transfer to the Ph.D. program after one year of study and the completion of a minimum of 12 credits of coursework from the above medical physics requirements with a minimum overall average of 85%, clear evidence of research ability, and departmental approval.
Program Requirements
Students must satisfy all the non-thesis course requirements of the M.Sc. program in Medical Physics. Students who do not already have credit for the required master's degree courses or the equivalent graduate level courses from another university must take these courses in the Ph.D. program. Details of the course load are determined in consultation with the dissertation supervisor, the supervisory committee and the Medical Physics Director.
All doctoral students are required to successfully complete a comprehensive examination. The major requirement for the Ph.D. is completion of a research dissertation meeting the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies requirements.
Master of Science
Admission Requirements
Students must meet the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies master’s degree admission requirements.
The prerequisite for admission to the program is either: a B.Sc. in physics (single or combined major), astronomy, or mathematics; or a B.A.Sc. in engineering physics or electrical engineering. Applicants with a degree in an engineering discipline or another science discipline are expected to have completed coursework that is the equivalent of a minor in physics. An overall average of 80% or better in third- and fourth-year courses is required for admission to the program.
English language requirements for admission to the program are higher than the minimum specified by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Please see English Language Proficiency Standards and GRE Requirements for more details.
Program Requirements
Required courses (20 credits)
- PHYS_V 534 (3) Radiotherapy Physics I
- PHYS_V 535 (3) Radiotherapy Physics II
- PHYS_V 536 (3) Advanced Radiation Biophysics
- PHYS_V 539 (3) Radiation Dosimetry
- PHYS_V 540 (3) Radiological Imaging
- PHYS_V 545 (3) Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Physicists
- PHYS_V 546 (2) Clinical Experience in Medical Physics
One additional elective (3 credits)
- PHYS_V 541 (3) Nuclear Medicine
- PHYS_V 542 (3) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- PHYS_V 543 (3) Biomedical Optics
Research thesis (12 credits)
- PHYS_V 549 Thesis
Contact Information
Department of Physics and Astronomy
6224 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1
Tel: 604.822.4245
Fax: 604.822.5324
Email: gradcoord@phas.ubc.ca
Web: www.phas.ubc.ca
Ana Flora Pontes, Graduate Program Coordinator