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Funtua · Nigeria
Undergraduate · Faculty of Science

Medical Physics.

Physics applied to diagnosis and treatment: imaging, radiation therapy, dosimetry and the safe operation of medical instrumentation.

B.Sc.
Award
4 years
Duration
170
Minimum UTME score
UTME
Entry route
Overview

About the programme

Faculty
Faculty of Science
Department
Department of Medical Physics
Dean of Faculty
Prof. Lawal S. Bilbis
Award on completion
B.Sc.

Physics applied to diagnosis and treatment: imaging, radiation therapy, dosimetry and the safe operation of medical instrumentation.

The programme runs for 4 years and is taught in the Faculty of Science. Teaching follows the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, with course lists approved by Senate for each session and published in full below.

Careers this programme prepares for
Radiotherapy physicsDiagnostic imagingRadiation safetyBiomedical engineering
Entry requirements

How to qualify for Medical Physics

UTME subject combination
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
O’Level
Five credits including English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Minimum UTME score
170

The minimum for 2026/2027. Meeting it qualifies you for Post-UTME screening; it does not guarantee admission.

Curriculum

Courses by level

As approved by Senate for the 2025/2026 session. Course lists are reviewed each session; the version in force is the one published here.

100 Level

Medical Physics

First semester

20 units
BIO 101General Biology I2Core
COS 101Introduction to Computer Science3Core
FUMF-MPH 101Introduction to Medical Physics I3Recommended
GST 111Communication in English2Core
MTH 101Elementary Mathematics I2Core
PHY 101General Physics I2Core
PHY 103General Physics III2Core
PHY 107General Physics Practical I1Core
STA 111Descriptive Statistics3Core

Second semester

13 units
BIO 102General Biology II2Core
FUMF-MPH 102Introduction to Medical Physics II2Recommended
GST 112Nigerian Peoples and Culture2Core
MTH 102Elementary Mathematics II2Core
PHY 102General Physics II2Core
PHY 104General Physics IV2Core
PHY 108General Physics Practical II1Core
Minimum load
30 units
Maximum load
38 units
Total listed above
33 units
Department of Medical Physics

Head of Department

Appointment pending

A Head of Department for Medical Physics has not yet been announced.

Academic matters for the programme are handled at faculty level in the meantime. The Faculty of Science is headed by Prof. Lawal S. Bilbis.

Also in this faculty

Faculty of Science

Programmes taught in the same faculty, sharing its teaching staff and laboratories.

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Admission to Medical Physics is through JAMB.