Master's Degree Programme in Medical Physics

The qualified applicant has an undergraduate degree (from at least a three-year bachelor’s programme or equivalent, equivalent to 180 ECTS credit units in Finnish university system) in science or engineering. The degree should entitle the applicant to apply to Master's studies in the country where the degree has been awarded. The degree work should have included sufficient preparatory studies in physics and mathematics. Additional studies in computer programming (especially in mathematical programming methods) and human biology are considered an asset.

If the applicant has not yet graduated, she/he can be selected on condition that she/he will be able to graduate and submit the officially certified copies of the degree certificate and final transcript of records or submit them according to country-specific document requirements by 11.8.2023, to the program coordinator.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent skills of English language. English language proficiency can be proven with official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency Test or Pearson Test of English (PTE) test score report.

Minimum requirements:

• TOEFL (iBT): 92
• IELTS (academic):  6.5 (overall)
• C1 Advanced Test: 180
• C2 Proficiency Test: 180
• PTE (academic): 62

The English language test is not required for applicants when:

• Bachelor’s (BSc), Master’s (MSc) or higher degree was conducted in the English language (he/she must include the statement of his/her institution stating that the medium of the instruction of the applicant's university is English), or
• Secondary education was conducted in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or United States , or
• Secondary education was in one of the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, or Iceland), or
• The applicant received a mark of at least Magna Cum Laude Approbatur for the English language as a part of the Finnish Matriculation Examination, or
• Exchange studies (at least 20 ECTS) were completed in English at the University of Eastern Finland, or
• A1 English, as displayed in the International Baccalaureate examination, with a minimum grade of 2 was completed.

Grading of applications

The admission process in the Master's Degree Programme in Medical Physics aims at fair selection of high-quality applicants. Student selection is based on the application documents and evaluation how the applicant’s skills and competences gained by the previous academic studies correspond to the Master´s studies applied. The success in earlier studies and the Motivation letter will be considered in the selection process. Meeting the minimum application requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the programme.

Applicants will be ranked according to the selection criteria. The best 15 applicants are accepted to the program and the rest of the applicants are rejected. Applicants are not placed on the waiting list.

The success of the applicant's studies will be graded using the following criteria:

1. Suitability and the content of the previous studies to the area of Medical Physics

2. Applicant's success in the previous studies

3. Prestige and level of the home university

4. Applicant's own explanations about his/her motivation to apply for studies

5. Other merits: relevant work experience, scientific merit, other degrees received, and international experience

Points are assigned for each of these five elements (0–5 each, 0=poor, 5=excellent), and those eligible applicants with the most points will be selected to progress further in the process.

Statements from the referees are used to complete the evaluation of point 4 (motivation of applicant), but they are not separately graded. An interview may be used in the final decisions on admission.

Based on the achieved points, maximum of 15 best students are selected.

Application period

The application period opens on 4 January 2023 at 8:00 (GMT+2) and closes on 18 January 2023 at 15:00 (GMT+2). In 2023, a maximum of 15 students will be selected into the programme on the basis of their application documents.

The application process

The applicants apply through studyinfo.fi. Once the applicants have filled out the online application, required enclosures must be uploaded electronically to the application by 18 January 2023 at 15:00 (GMT+2). If necessary, additional supporting documents may be requested until 25 January 2023 at 15.00 (GMT+2).

UEF does not process incomplete applications and application documents that have arrived after the deadline.

More information: https://www.uef.fi/en/how-to-apply

Required documents

1. The official online application form, duly filled in

2. A scanned copy of the applicant’s passport showing personal details (not required from Finnish applicants)

3. A scanned copy of the latest degree certificate, accompanied, if this is not in Finnish, Swedish, or English by a translation of it into English by an authorized translator

4. A scanned copy of the applicant’s course transcript and, if this is not in Finnish, Swedish, or English, an English-language translation of this by an authorized translator. The transcript must state the number of credits, completion date, and mark achieved for each study unit, along with the scale of grading used by the university in question.

5. A short (max. 500 words) ‘Letter of Motivation’ stating why the applicant is interested in studying in the MedPhys programme in Kuopio, Finland

6. A scanned certificate of proficiency in the English language (TOEFL, IELTS, C1, C2, PTE) or a scanned copy of a degree certificate attesting to the required language proficiency (if not the same as in item 3)

7. A curriculum vitae that includes statements on work experience, scientific achievements, other degrees obtained, and any exchange studies and other international experience

8. Scanned copies of letters of recommendation from two references. The referees must be academics (teachers or supervisors) from a university at which the applicant has studied.

9. Possible document giving you an exemption from paying tuition fee

For more details please see required documents.

For information about announcement of student selection results and verification of original documents please see admission results and how to submit documents.

Announcement of the student selection results

Results for studies starting in September 2023 will be published on 31 March 2023 at the latest. When the selection decision has been made, the results will be posted immediately to applicants by email.

Admitted students shall inform whether they accept their study place by latest on 14 July 2023 electronically via Studyinfo portal or by submitting the confirmation form electronically to admissions@uef.fi.

According to One study place per term provision, a student may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland during one academic term. This rule applies to all higher education. For more information, please see studyinfo.fi.

More information: http://www.uef.fi/en/web/admissions/admissions-results

An information package including information on accommodation, the residence permit and Student Union is sent by email to all the selected students. The practical guide for the new students, registration instructions, and the course information are sent by email later.

Orientation program for the new international students and the Medical Physics courses start on the first week of September.

Verification of original documents

We require that all admitted applicants submit their original degree certificates for verification upon arrival in Finland.

Selected students who are unable to deliver the electronically certified final diploma and transcript of records during the application period will be selected on a conditional basis. Students who accept the study place are required to provide officially certified copies of the degree certificate and final transcript of records, or submit them according to country-specific document requirements, by 11.8.2023 at the latest. If the required documents do not arrive on time or cannot be verified electronically by the deadline, the study place will be cancelled.

NB! There are country-specific document requirements in place for academic qualifications awarded in certain countries. If your degree is completed in a country that has country-specific requirements, you must submit your educational documents following the relevant country-specific instructions.

Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member state* or Switzerland are liable to pay a tuition fee of € 8,000 per academic year. Find out more details at the UEF website. For details about exceptions please visit Studyinfo.

All new students admitted in 2023 are eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver. In the Master’s Degree Programme in Medical Physics the tuition waiver is 70% of the annual tuition fee. For the second year of study, tuition waivers are available to students who have completed a minimum of 55 ECTS of studies included in their degree, during their first year of study.

The University of Eastern Finland will also grant  an Early Bird tuition fee deduction of 500 € to students who accept the study place and pay the tuition fees within three weeks of the date the results are published (for Master's students starting in autumn 2023 by 21.4.2023).

By Dean's decision the programme may grant a scholarship (2 500 € /student) to the two best second-year students based on the students’ study success in their first year, and at least 55 ECTS should be required. The scholarship is paid in one instalment after the student has registered as being present. The scholarship is paid in addition to the regular tuition waiver.

All applicants need to complete the Student Application Form. Those applicants who are applying for a scholarship need to additionally complete the “Application for Scholarship,” which can be found at the end of the Student Application Form.

Other mandatory fee:  Membership of the Student Union. Further information is available on the website of the Student Union.

* EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

* EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.