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Duke Medical Physics offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Additionally, affiliated residencies are available in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging.

PROGRAMS: M.S. REQUIREMENTS

Course Credits

  • 6 core courses
  • 1 track-specific advanced course
  • 1 frontier course
  • 4 elective courses (including practica)
  • 2 professionalism and academic topic courses
  • 4 seminars (Distinguished Lectures in Medical Physics)

Qualifier Exam

  • Passing a written qualifier exam

Thesis Option

  • 6 c.h. MS thesis research (including thesis document and defense)

Non-thesis Option

  • 6 c.h. elective courses + a scholarship project (including scholarship document)

Total

  • 33 course credits + 1 c.h. Frontiers + 6 c.h. thesis (or elective) = 40 credit hours
  • Typical duration is 2 years.

Summer Internship

  • An optional summer practical clinical/research experience