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Medical Physics Track
This track prepares students for medical school and for graduate study and careers in the health sciences. Because of the additional requirements for pre-medical students in the biological and chemical sciences, this major is best started in the sophomore year.
The Curriculum
- Physics introductory courses [8 or 10 hours]:
- PHYS116a-116b + PHYS 118a-118b: General Physics with lab, or
- PHYS 117a-117b + PHYS 119a-119b: General Physics with lab, or
- PHYS 121a-121b: Principles of Physics, or
- PHYS 137 + PHYS 121b
- Core curriculum [19 hours]:
- PHYS 225a-225b: Introduction to Quantum Physics and Applications [4+4]
- PHYS 223: Thermal and Statistical Physics [3]
- PHYS 227a: Intermediate Classical Mechanics [3]
- PHYS 229a: Electricity, Magnetism and Electrodynamics [3]
- PHYS 250: Physics Undergraduate Seminar [1]
- ASTR 250: Astronomy Undergraduate Seminar [1]
- Additional courses (starred courses are normal entrance requirements for medical school):
- * General Chemistry, with lab: CHEM 102a-102b, and 104a-104b
- * Organic Chemistry, with lab: CHEM 218a-218b or 220a-220b, and 219a-219b
- * Introduction to Biological Sciences, with lab: BSCI 110a-110b, and 111a-111b
- PHYS 224: Physical Analysis of Biological Systems [3]
- PHYS 228: Physics of Medical Imaging [3]
- PHYS 243: Health Physics [3]
- PHYS 248: Radiation Biophysics [3]
- PHYS 262: Medical Imaging, Lasers, and Energy-tissue Interactions [3]
- PHYS 285: Radiation Detectors and Measurements [4]
- BME 256: Bioelectricity [3]
Sample Medical Physics Program
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | Physics 121a Math 150a or equivalent English 100W Chemistry 102a |
Physics 121b Math 150b or equivalent History and Culture 1(W) Chemistry 102b |
| Second Year | Physics 225a Physics or Astronomy 250a BioSci 110a, 111a Math 170a or equivalent Humanities 1 (W) |
Physics 225b Astronomy or Physics 250b BioSci 110b, 111b Math 170b or equivalent Humanities 2 |
| Third Year | Physics 227a Physics 223 Math 194 or 204 History and Culture 2 Social Science 1 |
Physics 229a Physics 245 Math 198 or 208 Social Science 2 History and Culture 3 |
| Fourth Year | Physics 251a Physics 262 Social Science 2 History and Culture 4 Foreign Language 1 |
Physics 251b Physics 256 Humanities 3 Foreign Language 2 |
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