Graduate Specialization in Medical Imaging

The graduate-level Specialization in Medical Imaging is open to all students in the participating graduate programs of the University of Calgary.

To obtain the Specialization in Medical Imaging, students are required to complete the following: 

1. A medical imaging-related thesis research project.
2. MDSC689.01 - Medical Imaging Techniques (offered in the Fall term)
3. Attendance and presentation at the weekly Advanced Imaging Seminar Series.
   1. MSc: one presentation
   2. PhD: two presentations
4. Additional medical imaging elective courses from the list below:
   1. MSc: one additional course
   2. PhD: two additional courses

Eligible Elective Courses:

• MDSC 689.02 - Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• MDSC 689.03 - Advanced Image Processing
• MDSC 689.11 - Medical Imaging Applications
• MDSC 755 – Directed Study (Intro to fMRI)
• MSDC 755 – Directed Study (Other) – with permission of the Specialization Director PRIOR to taking the course
• BMEN 619.42 – Introduction to Scientific Computing – if major project is imaging-focused and with permission of the Specialization Director
• BMEN 619 – Special Problems in Biomedical Engineering  (Other) - with permission of Specialization Director PRIOR to taking the course
• ENEL 697 - Digital Image Processing