Oakland University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S. in Physics, Ph.D.-Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics PhD is right for you if you are planning a career in medical research in an industrial, hospital or academic setting. The curriculum prepares you to engage in research in areas of physics applied to medicine. Some of the contributions medical physicists have made to diagnostic and therapeutic medicine include: laser surgery, ultrasonics, nuclear medicine, radio-therapy and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Ph.D. candidates may elect to do their research either with Oakland University faculty members currently involved in biomedical research or with a scientist at an area hospital that collaborates closely with the university. Among these are Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

Accreditation:

Oakland University is accredited as a doctoral degree-granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999