Master of Medical Radiations in Nuclear Medicine

• Course overview
• Admission requirements
• Course Structure
• Course cost
• Application form (pdf, 147kb)
• Compulsory Information to provide with your application
• Physics Bridging Course
• Further information

Course overview

The aim of the course is to prepare qualified and capable graduates to assume practice as accredited and registered Nuclear Medicine Scientists, able to work alongside nuclear medicine specialists in the delivery of nuclear medicine services in public and private nuclear medicine centres. The course offers an innovative postgraduate alternative entry to the profession.

The course commences in July and is offered off-campus over two years (6 semesters of 15 units, equivalent to 72 credit points). It offers both an academic and professional component. The professional component consists of clinical attachments for a total of 57 weeks throughout the course.

Admission requirements

Applicants will:

• Have obtained at least a credit average in a demonstrated course sequence in either biomedical or physical sciences;
• Be able to provide evidence of a capacity to successfully engage in radiation physics, mathematics;
• Have successfully passed two sequential units of University level anatomy and physiology, or an equivalent bridging course; and
• Either have passed year 12 physics at a satisfactory level or have successfully passed two sequential units of University level physics, or equivalent bridging course.

Although they are not pre-requisites for entry, those applicants who have a major or minor study sequence  in biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology and/or anatomy will are encouraged to apply, and will find it an advantage within the course.  Details of equivalent bridging courses in physics and anatomy and physiology can be obtained from radiation.sciences@med.monash.edu.au

Applicants holding other relevant qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

Australian applicants

This course is offered throughout Australia by off-campus mode. Applications are made to the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Monash University. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application within 14 days from the date of receipt with the Department.

International applicants

This part-time course is not available to international students who wish to study in Australia.

Course structure

Year one

Semester 2

• MMR4000 (pdf 109kb) Physics and instrumentation 1
• MMR4010 (pdf 109kb) Professional practice 1
• NMS4021 (pdf 109kb) Nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy 1

Summer Semester

• MMR4012 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 1
• MMR4020 (pdf 109kb) Radiobiology and dosimetry
• MMR4022 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 2

Semester 1

• MMR4023 (pdf 109kb) Professional practice 2
• MMR4024 (pdf 109kb) Physics and instrumentation 2
• MMR4025 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 3

Year two

Semester 2

• NMS5000 (pdf 109kb) Nuclear medicine & radiopharmacy 2
• MMR5010 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 4

Summer semester

• NMS5020 (pdf 109kb) Nuclear medicine & radiopharmacy 3
• MMR5022 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 5

Semester 1

• MMR5024 (pdf 109kb) Evidence based practice in medical radiations
• MMR5025 (pdf 109kb) Clinical studies 6

Course cost

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available in this course.

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Further information

Administrative inquiries: radiation.sciences@med.monash.edu.au
Academic inquiries: liz.parkinson@med.monash.edu.au (Course Convenor)