Accelerated Curriculum in Medical Physics

The Department of Physics at IU Bloomington offers an accelerated MS in Medical Physics through the Applied Physics program. Students can satisfy the requirements for their undergraduate degree in Applied Physics by selecting courses also required for the Master’s degree in Medical Physics. An example of a typical accelerated program might look like this.

Course #	Course Title	Credits
Year 1 Fall
P221	Introductory Physics I	5
M211	Calculus I	4
	English Composition	3
	Foreign Language	3
Year 1 Spring
P222	Introductory Physics II	5
M212	Calculus II	4
	Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences	3
	Foreign Language	3
Year 2 Fall
P371	Radiation Science Fundamentals	3
A201	Introduction to programming	3
P350	Applied Physics Instrumentation Laboratory	3
	Foreign Language	3
	Intensive Writing	3
Year 2 Spring
P309	Modern Physics Lab	2
P321	Techniques in Theoretical Physics	3
	Foreign Language/World Language and Culture	3
	Breadth of Inquiry	3
M311	Multivariate Calculus	4
Year 2 Summer
S407	Internship I	1
Year 3 Fall
P331	Electromagnetism I	3
P410	Computer Applications in Physics	3
E400	Radiological Hazard Management	3
	Breadth of Inquiry	3
M343	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
Year 3 Spring
S320	Introduction to Statistics	3
P417	Neurobiology	3
P451	Experiments in Modern Physics	3
P332	Electromagnetism II	3
P321	Theoretical Methods	3
Year 3 Summer
S407	Internship II	1
Year 4 Fall
P451	Biophysical Properties in Physiology	3
P441	Analytical Mechanics I	3
P400	Electronics Lab	3
P540	Electronics	3
P478	Radiation Biophysics	3
Year 4 Spring
P557	Solid State Physics	3
P460	Modern Optics	3
P526	Principles of Health Physics and Dosimetry	2
S320	Introduction to Statistics	3
A480	Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation	3
Year 4 Summer
G601	Research Ethics: Responsibilities to Society, Science, & Self3	1
P800	Research	3
P470	Introduction to Accelerator Physics	3
Year 5 Fall
P472	Radiation Oncology Physics	3
P800	Research	3
P782	Topics in Experimental Physics – Medical Physics	1.5
A521	Computing Tools for Scientific Research	3
P506	Electricity and Magnetism I	3
P576	Introduction to Medical Diagnostic Imaging	3
Year 5 Spring
P800	Research	2
M580	Molecular Biology of Cancer	3
P537	Neutron Physics and Scattering	3
P782	Topics in Experimental Physics – Medical Physics	1.5
P507	Electricity and Magnetism II	3
A 504	Introductory C++ Programming	2