Health Medical Physics Major

Description: A program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. Includes instruction in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems. Is Health Medical Physics the right major for you?
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Health Medical Physics Major

What Courses Do Health Medical Physics Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Health Medical Physics majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

  • Algebra
  • Biology
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Physiology