MDPH407-26W (C) Whole Year 2026

Research Tools

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 15 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 August 2026

Description

This course is preparation for research in the Medical Physics area and includes modules on writing, presentation and typesetting skills, programming, statistics, data analysis, optimization, medical treatment planning and Monte Carlo modelling of radiation transport.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Restrictions

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 11:00 Ernest Rutherford 313 Physics Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 313 Physics Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Lecturer

Bryn Currie

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Weekly Assignments 100% Assessment This is a pass/fail course. There is no final exam. Assessment consists of assignments every week or so, which will generally be due by Friday two weeks after the relevant computer lab or lecture. Students must pass all assignments. • All students have four assignments in Term 1 and Term 2. • MDPH407 students have three assignments in Term 3 and two in Term 4.

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,286.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences on the departments and faculties page .

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