MA/MS in Medical Physics

The Master of Science in Medical Physics is a thesis-based graduate program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP), delivered in person at Dalhousie's Halifax campus with full-time and part-time options. Standard completion runs sixteen months or longer and combines structured coursework with hands-on clinical and research training. As with other thesis-based Dalhousie graduate programs, students work under a faculty supervisor to design, conduct, and defend an original piece of research. The curriculum builds knowledge in medical physics theory alongside practical training relevant to imaging and radiation therapy applications. Admission requires meeting the Faculty of Graduate Studies' general minimum requirements together with program-specific criteria set by the medical physics unit. Graduates typically follow one of three paths: continuing to doctoral study, entering CAMPEP-accredited residency programs in imaging or therapeutic medical physics, or moving directly into the medical physics workforce. The program suits science graduates, often with backgrounds in physics or a related discipline, who want accredited, research-connected training that leads toward clinical medical physics practice or further graduate study in the field.