MSc Medical Physics in Cancer Radiation Therapy / Overview
Year of entry: 2025
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- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- MSc:1yr FT, 2yr PT; PGDip: 9m FT; PGCert: 9m FT
- Entry requirements
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We require an honours degree (minimum Upper Second class) or overseas equivalent in:
- physics
- related subject
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form. See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications earlier if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |
| PGDip | Y | N | N | N |
| PGCert | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Develop the skills and knowledge needed for a career in cancer research and medical physics.
- Learn from academics and clinical scientists in a range of fields, including physics, engineering, biology and oncology.
- Access MR-Linac and proton therapy research facilities at The Christie to undertake unique research projects unavailable anywhere else in the UK and most of the world.
- Learn key skills in data science and AI applied to medical physics in cancer research.
Open days
Join our academic and admissions team on Tuesday 4 February 10-11am to learn more about oncology master's at Manchester. The programme leads will explain the courses' structure, entry requirements as well as the possible career routes after completing your studies. Book your place here .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £14,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £33,000 -
MSc (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £7,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £16,500
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for international students for the course duration at the year of entry).
For general fees information, please visit postgraduate fees.
Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4577
- pgtaught.medicine@manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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