Medical Imaging MSc

at University of Leeds

Our course structures allow you to design your own pathway to suit your personal interests and professional ambitions. You will choose a combination of modules that builds a bespoke qualification through a mixture of compulsory, core and optional modules to suit your needs.
 

You'll study modules worth a total of 180 credits. If you study this programme part time you will study fewer modules in each year.
 

Through the course you’ll become familiar with a range of medical imaging techniques. By the end of it you should be able to:
 

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical and mathematical aspects of image formation of a range of medical imaging techniques

• Describe how image formation occurs and how contrast is produced for several imaging techniques in relation to the anatomical and physiological properties of tissue

• Understand the health and safety considerations for selected imaging techniques

• Demonstrate an understanding of a range of clinical and other applications of medical imaging, and be able to critically appraise their potential benefits and drawbacks

• Demonstrate enhancement of their professional skills in communication, problem-solving, learning effectively and quickly, and effective self-management

• Apply common and where relevant specialist information technology in literature searching, analysis and display of data

• Produce written work, conveying technical information appropriate for the intended academic or professional audience in English

• Critically evaluate relevant published work, demonstrating an understanding of the underpinning principles of statistics, project design and data analysis

• Develop research questions, and undertake research directly or indirectly related to the discipline of Medical Imaging part of which includes the development of a research question/hypothesis, critical review, the choosing and application of an appropriate investigative method, presentation of results and finally a critical discussion of the findings with a conclusion.
   

Modules

Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Research Methods  
• Research Project    
• Core Skills in Medical Imaging    

A bachelor degree with a 2:2 (hons) in a biological/physical science or radiography, or medicine or dentistry equivalent.
 

This course is also available as an intercalated programme to students who have completed three years of a UK medical degree and are normally ranked in the top 50% of their year of study. Read more at Intercalation.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.
 

Fees

• UK: £11,500 (total)
• International: £25,750 (total)
   

Past graduates have gone on to enter careers in medical imaging or related disciplines, such as radiology and radiography. Often students are already working in the area, and use the skills and knowledge gained in the programme to enhance their careers. Students have also gone on to take lecturer or research positions, or have chosen to take post graduate research degrees (such as a PhD in Cardiovascular Imaging or within our International PhD Academy in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease).