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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Science - Physics (Medical) (Thesis-Based)

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Science - Physics (Medical) (Thesis-Based)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $19,013 CAD

  • Application fee

    $120 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    70 out of 100

Highlights
Thesis

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 15-January-2024 2024-01-15

Overview

Master of Science - Physics (Medical)

The Department of Physics at Carleton University offers master’s programs in particle physics and medical physics. 

The department is research-intensive, and degrees are thesis-based, involving a research project which builds on the courses taken. 

MSc programs are linked through the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Physics (OCIP) with the University of Ottawa, allowing both universities to offer a broad spectrum of physics programs that complement each other. 

Programs at the University of Ottawa focus on condensed matter physics, photonics and biophysics. 

Learn more about Ottawa-Carleton Joint Institutes.

Fields of Specialization

  • Medical Physics
  • Particle Physics

Faculty Research Highlights

  • Phenomenology of elementary particles, hadron physics, string theory
  • Detector instrumentation and design, physics simulation, experimental operations and data analysis on world-acclaimed projects
  • Medical imaging physics: MRI, PET and nuclear medicine, x-ray
  • Cancer therapy physics: Radiation dosimetry and radiotherapy
  • Medical biophysics: Radiation biology

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$27,907

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $9,156
Accommodation 1 bed room $8,894
Tuition 1 person $19,013

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Statement Of Intent
  • Letters Of Reference

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

86
20
listening
22
writing
22
speaking
20
reading

PTE

60
60
listening
60
writing
60
speaking
60
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

If your first language is not English, you can prove your language proficiency by:

  • presenting one of the official Language Proficiency (ESL) test scores as defined in the table below;
  • showing that you have completed ESLA 1900 or ESLA 1905 at Carleton University with a final grade of B- or higher; or
  • present official certification (transcripts) that you have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past three years in a university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, or any country in which the primary language is English, where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was English, and the language of instruction in their most recently completed undergraduate or graduate degree was English.

Note: Letters from your universities stating the medium of instruction is English are not acceptable.


Academic background and requirement

  • 4-year (honours) bachelor’s degree
  • B+ or better in your major subjects
  • B- or better overall

Applicants for MSc in Physics should have an Honours BSc in Physics or a BEng in Engineering Physics. A Combined Honours BSc degree is usually also appropriate preparation. 

These include Hons BSc Physics + Math, Hons BSc Physics + Computer Science, Hons BSc Physics + Chemistry, and Hons BSc Physics + Biology.

Applicants with a BEng degree that is not in Engineering Physics are not usually prepared for graduate studies in Physics because, typically, these programs do not include physics after the first year. 

Applicants interested in the MSc Physics program in medical physics should note that an undergraduate degree in medical radiation technology or in clinical radiation physics is insufficient preparation

Master's applicants with a strong academic record but lacking the equivalent of the final year of Honours BSc in Physics, such as graduates of a BSc Major in Physics, may be considered for a Qualifying Year

This consists of two terms of courses at the senior undergraduate level to fill gaps in physics education. There is no financial support. Towards the end of the Q-year, one applies again for MSc studies. 

Please note that if the Q-year has been successfully completed, one should be able to submit a stronger application, but there is no guarantee of admission into the MSc.

Career opportunities

  • Diagnostic Medical Physicist
  • Medical Physicist - Imaging
  • Health Physicist
  • Clinical Diagnostic Medical Physicist
  • Radioloogy - MRI Physicist

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