MSc Physics and Engineering in Medicine

A minimum of an upper-second class UK Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in physics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or other closely related discipline. Workplace knowledge and expertise are also considered. Applicants with a lower than upper-second class degree may be invited for a short online interview with programme tutors as part of their application process.

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By the end of this Master’s, you’ll be well placed to pursue diverse careers and opportunities – from doctoral research to roles in industry and positions that contribute to emerging technologies such as the use of AI in healthcare. 

Your expertise will be relevant in both private and public healthcare. Graduates of this Master’s can go onto technical or strategic roles in hospitals either overseas or here in the UK. 

Alternatively, you could explore research and development roles in industry settings, designing and implementing new technologies within multinational medical device companies or med-tech start-ups.

Optional modules

•  Medical Imaging with Ionising Radiation
•  Biomedical Ultrasound
•  MRI and Biomedical Optics
•  Computing in Medicine
•  Materials for Orthopaedic Medical Devices
•  Computer-Assisted Surgery and Therapy
•  Clinical Practice
•  Radiotherapy Physics
•  Medical Electronics and Control
•  Programming Foundations for Medical Image Analysis
•  Ionising Radiation Physics: Interactions and Dosimetry
•  Medical Device Enterprise Scenario
•  MSc Research Project
•  Applications of Biomedical Engineering
•  Implanted Human-Machine Interfaces
•  MRI-guided Devices
•  Robotic Systems Engineering
•  Research Software Engineering with Python