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Biomedical Physics Interdepartmental Graduate Program
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Course Requirements|

Courses:
Required courses:
A total of six (6) core courses are required.
Common Core Courses (Core 1) for all students.

BMEDPHY 200A    - Physics and Chemistry of Nuclear Medicine
BMEDPHY 204      - Introductory Radiation Biology
BMEDPHY 205      - Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
BMEDPHY 216      - Fundamentals of Dosimetry

All students are required to pass the above four (4) Core Courses with a "B" grade or better.
Two (2) of the following courses may fulfill the six-course core requirement (Core 2):

BMEDPHY 203      - Physic of Radiation Therapy
BMEDPHY 219      - Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BMEDPHY M248   - Introduction to Molecular Imaging
BMEDPHY 223      - Radiation Biology Seminar

Other required courses:
BMEDPHY 217      - Statistics & Data Analysis in Biomedical Physics
BMEDPHY 218      - Radiological Functional Anatomy
BMEDPHY 227      - Current and Future Role of Biomedical Physics in Human Disease
BMEDPHY 260A    - Seminar: Biomedical Physics - Fall (required of all 1st year students)
BMEDPHY 260B    - Seminar: Biomedical Physics - Winter (required of all 1st year students)
BMEDPHY 260C    - Seminar: Biomedical Physics - Spring (required of all 1st year students)

All students are required to pass all the above Core and Required Courses and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Elective Courses:
BMEDPHY 200B    - Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation
BMEDPHY 202A* - Applications of Medical Physics to Clinical Problems: Nuclear Medicine
BMEDPHY 202B* - Applications of Medical Physics to Clinical Problems: Diagnostic Radiology
BMEDPHY 202C* - Applications of Medical Physics to Clinical Problems: Radiation Therapy
BMEDPHY 207      - Monte Carlo Methods with Application for the Radiological Sciences
BMEDPHY 210      - Principles of Medical Imaging
BMEDPHY 219      - Principles and Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BMEDPHY 220A* - Introductory Lab Rotation in Biomedical Physics: Biophysics
BMEDPHY 220B* - Introductory Lab Rotation in Biomedical Physics: Medical Imaging
BMEDPHY 220C* - Introductory Lab Rotation in Biomedical Physics: Therapeutic Medical Physics
BMEDPHY 220D* - Introductory Lab Rotation in Biomedical Physics: Radiation Biology & Experimental Radiation Therapy

Introductory Lab Rotation in Biomedical Physics: Radiation Biology & Experimental Radiation Therapy
BMEDPHY 222      - Advances in Medical Magnetic Resonance: Clinical MR Spectroscopy & Fast MRI Techniques
BMEDPHY M230   - Computed Tomography: Theory and Applications
BMEDPHY C233    - Principles, Practices, and Policies in Biotechnology
BMEDPHY C234    - Ethics in Biomedical Physics Research
BMEDPHY M248   - Introduction to Molecular Imaging
BMEDPHY 268      - Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry
BMEDPHY 495*     - Special Studies in Biomedical Physics
BMEDPHY 596*     - Research in Biomedical Physics
BMEDPHY 597*     - Preparation for Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations
BMEDPHY 598*     - Research for and Preparation of M.S. Thesis
BMEDPHY599*      - Research for Ph.D. Dissertation

* Requires completion of a Contract for Independent Study, Clinics, and Lab Rotations. Please see Ms. Moore for course contract.

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Revised: 09/25/2008