Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the hiher education landscape and the academic organisation of courses.
General and specific admission requirements for this programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
Unless explicitly mentioned, the bachelor's, master's and licentiate degrees listed in this table or on this page are to be understood as those issued by an institution of the French, Flemish or German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.
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Specific access requirements
The Master of Medical Physics is an interuniversity master and is organized jointly by UCLouvain and KU Leuven. Students have to enroll at both universities but apply for admission at UCLouvain and if accepted first enroll at UCLouvain and only later at KU Leuven. The tuition fee is paid at UCLouvain.
Direct admission on the basis of the following degree, or a similar degree, obtained at a Belgian university:
- Bachelor of Physics
Access based on application
After admission procedure on the basis of the following degree, or a similar degree, obtained at a Belgian university - with a limited preparatory program:
- Bachelor of Engineering Sciences
- Bachelor of Chemistry
- Bachelor of Industrial Engineering: nuclear technology
- Bachelor of Bio-Science Engineering.
Holders of these degrees obtained at a Belgian university should add almost two courses to their programme as a preparatory programme, which can be combined with the master programme itself.
After admission procedure on the basis of the following degree, or a similar degree, obtained at a Belgian university - with a more extended preparatory programme that is tuned to the background of the student and approved by the programme responsible:
- other bachelor degrees (e.g. Bachelor in Biomedical Science) obtained at a Belgian university.
Students with a degree obtained at an non-Belgian institution
The program in medical physics in co-graduation UCLouvain - KU Leuven, specific information is applicable : https://wet.kuleuven.be/english/students/how-to-apply-for-the-master-medical-physics
- Diploma and grade requirements :admission decision on individual basis. Students who wish to be admitted are invited to consult the criteria for the evaluation of application.
- Language requirements : All applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The accepted English proficiency tests are:
- TOEFL iBT: minimum overall score of 94, with minimum subscores of 19 for Reading, 18 for Listening, 19 for Speaking and 21 for Writing
- IELTS Academic test: minimum overall score of 7.0, with minimum subscores of 6.5 for Reading, 6.0 for Listening, 6.0 for Speaking and 6.0 for Writing
- Advanced or Proficiency Cambridge Certificates: minimum score of 185, with at least 176 for reading and 169 for listening, speaking and writing.
- Applicants who have obtained a previous university degree taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Their diploma and transcripts suffice, provided they confirm that the entire university study was completely taught in English in one of the previous countries.
- Applicants who have obtained a Belgian diploma.
University Bachelors | |||
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| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
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| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Direct access | |||
| Access based on application | |||
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| Foreign Bachelors | |||
Non university Bachelors | |||
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Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
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Access based on validation of professional experience
> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.
Access based on application
Access based on application : access may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional courses of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.