Department of Medical Physics

Vision:

The department strives to build a specialized, integrated academic unit in line with local and international standards, meeting the needs of both public and private sector labor markets. This will be achieved by utilizing and advancing scientific and educational methods founded on distinguished academic experiences, and by adopting approaches that allow the department to keep pace with and compete against similar departments in both local and global universities, in accordance with the ministry’s scientific directives.

Mission:

The department aims to provide an appropriate educational and academic environment that equips students with the expertise and skills necessary to supply the community with specialized professionals in medical physics, both in education and scientific research. Additionally, it seeks to enhance students’ scientific and practical abilities. This mission is achieved through active collaboration among the department’s leadership, faculty, students, and the labor market. Key strategies include implementing systematic scientific approaches, conducting pioneering qualitative research, providing state-of-the-art medical laboratories, and employing experienced academic staff. Our ultimate goal is to qualify medical physics specialists with high scientific and technical proficiency who contribute to meeting labor market needs and advancing the field.

Objectives:

1. Achieve leadership in education, learning, and scientific research to serve society.

2. Enhance the competency of graduates by adhering to comprehensive quality standards.

3. Develop advanced, innovative academic programs that prepare graduates to meet evolving knowledge and labor market requirements.

4. Provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills in medical physics and its various applications.

5. Promote scientific research and qualify specialized scientific and professional cadres to contribute to distinguished scientific and practical research.

Admission for 2026–2027 is centralised through the Qaddim platform of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

• Eligible applicants: graduates of secondary school in the biological, applied and scientific streams.
• Minimum average to apply: 59.5% for morning study, 57.5% for evening study.
• Places are allocated competitively by average, order of preference and capacity.
• Applicants for morning study must have been born in 1996 or later.
• A medical examination meeting the requirements of the programme.

Annual tuition for 2026–2027: IQD 2,000,000,. Discounts are explained under “Fees and scholarships” on the admissions page.

Graduates work in fields including:

• Radiotherapy and nuclear medicine departments
• Radiation protection and radiation control
• Operating medical imaging equipment and monitoring its quality
• Physics research laboratories