The Department of Oncology offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Applicants with the MSc degree, or a strong undergraduate record, may be accepted directly into the PhD program.
Admission to the MSc is dependent on the recommendation of the Graduate Coordinating Committee.
Within the first year of registration in the program, the student's supervisory committee makes a formal recommendation on the candidate's potential for graduate work. At this time, students may in certain cases be permitted to change program category to a PhD program if their progress should warrant such a transfer.
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete a minimum of ?34 in coursework and a thesis.
Coursework:
All coursework except BME 320 or BME 321 must be completed in the first year of the program
ONCOL 550 - Medical Radiation Physics
ONCOL 552 - Fundamentals of Applied Dosimetry
ONCOL 554 - Laboratory in Medical Radiation Physics
ONCOL 556 - Laboratory in Imaging
ONCOL 558 - Health Physics
ONCOL 560 - Technology in Radiation Oncology
ONCOL 562 - Theory of Medical Imaging
ONCOL 564 - Physics of Nuclear Medicine
ONCOL 566 - Radiation Biophysics
ONCOL 568 - Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
ONCOL 600 [A] and ONCOL 600 [B]
BME 564 - Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI
One of BME 320 or BME 321, to be completed any time during the program.
Thesis:
Registration in 900-level THES.
Ethics Requirement:
Students are required to meet the FGSR Academic Integrity and Ethics Training Requirement. See the Oncology Graduate Student Handbook for details on how to fulfill this requirement.
Residence Requirement:
The minimum period of residence is two four-month terms of full-time attendance at the University of Alberta.
Length of Program:
The minimum length of program is two years, depending on the research undertaken.
The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MSc program as set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is four years.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
University of Alberta
North Campus,
116 Street and 85 Avenue,
EDMONTON,
Alberta (AB),
T6G 2R3, Canada
For the MSc, the Department's minimum admission requirements are an undergraduate degree with an admission GPA of at least 3.3 on the 4-point scale from the University of Alberta, or an equivalent qualification and standing from a recognized institution. The admission GPA will be calculated on the last ?60 of graded coursework completed, or on the equivalent of the last two years of full-time graded coursework.
English Language Requirement:
Deadline: June1 for Fall admission. There is no winter admission for Medical Physics.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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