Programme Information
About the Programme	:	The Department of Health Physics offers comprehensive training in nuclear, diagnostic and therapeutic medical physics and in health physics. Graduates are prepared for teaching, research, and clinical physics positions in medical centers, national laboratories, and universities, and in the medical and nuclear technology industries. Health physicists may participate professionally in the radiation treatment of cancer patients, in advanced medical imaging and diagnostic procedures, or in related research and teaching. Health physicists may operate radiation protection programs at nuclear industrial facilities, hospitals, or laboratories, or may perform research on methods of measuring ionizing radiations (i.e., dosimetry). The evaluation of the results and the placement of the applicants is at ÇU- Health Sciences Graduate Institute (HSGI), Health Physics Department´s discretion. ÇU HSGI has the initiative to decide not to fill the quotas. Meeting the application criteria does not guarantee admission to the programs. The applications will be evaluated by the relevant Institute’s Admission Committee. The results can be found in the application program. Successful applicants may learn the following procedure from “Results and Registration” section.
Qualification Awarded	:	The students who have successfully accomplished this program gain the master’s degree of Health Physics (Master Program with thesis).
Level of Qualification	:	It is a Second Cycle (Master’s Degree) program. It is aimed primarily at students wishing to obtain an M.S. degree in Health Physics and continue their graduate education for PhD studies in the future.
Specific Admission Requirements	:	The students can apply to this program providing ALES score, grade point averages and interview in accordance with the regulations of “Çukurova University Graduate Education and Examination Committee” and can pursue their education in their or in related fields.  For more information, please click here.
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning	:	Recognition of previous learning in this programme is implemented according to the rules and regulations of Çukurova University Social, Health and Science Institutes.  For more information, please click here.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations	:	In order to graduate from this programme, the students are required to successfully complete all the courses with a minimum average grade point of 3.00 out of 4.00.
Profile of the Programme	:	It awards MA degrees in Health Physics. The MA in Health Physics is a valuable and worthwhile terminal degree that provides access to many employment opportunities in the field. Didactic training on all aspects of medical treatment, medical imaging and radiological physics and dosimetry is available. Health Physics is a branch of applied physics; it uses concepts and methods of physics to help diagnose and treat human disease. The ÇU Health Physics Department offers graduate training with thesis and education in radiological physics, radiotherapy physics, physics of nuclear medicine and dosimetry and in functional, anatomical, and interventional medical imaging. Different procedures including ultrasonography and magnetic resonance are also included in the curriculum and research.
Key Learning Outcomes	:	Please click here for Key Learning Outcomes.
Occupational Profile of Graduates	:	Graduate program of ÇU Health Physics Department prepares students for professional positions in teaching, research and clinical physics service in hospitals, medical centers, national laboratories, universities, and governmental regulatory agencies. If they would like, they continue their academic life through PhD studies. The primary emphasis of the Health Physics program is in radiological physics. Radiological physicists may participate professionally, for example, in the radiation treatment of cancer patients, in advanced diagnostic imaging procedures such as ultrasound, PET, CT, and MRI, and in related research, teaching and quality assurance (QA). Health physicists may, for example, operate radiation protection programs at universities, hospitals, and nuclear industrial facilities, and may perform research on methods of measuring ionizing radiations (i.e., dosimetry) or controlling environmental radiation hazards.
Access to Further Studies	:	The graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to obtain a PhD degree in their or related fields if they pass the evaluation process designated according to the “Regulations of Çukurova University Graduate Studies”, which includes a required ALES score and an adequate English language proficiency.
Course Structure Diagram with Credits	:	Please click here for Course Structure Diagram with Credits.
Assessment and Grading	:	In this program, the exams and evaluation are conducted according to regulations of “Çukurova University Graduate Education and Examination Committee”.  For more information, please click here.
Graduation Requirements	:	Graduation requirements are as defined in part of "Requirements and regulations of acquired degree".
Mode of Study	:	This programme is a Full Time programme.
Programme Director	:	Prof. Dr. ZEHRA YEĞİNGİL
Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix	:	Please click here for Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix.