BSc in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT)
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,314 / per year **
Application deadline
15 Jun 2024*
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* for EU students; Dutch students 1st May; non-EU students 1st June accommodation arranged by Fontys |If you arrange accommodation yourself for EU students 1st August
** Statutory tuition fees Full-time| Statutory tuition fees Part-time- € 2.130
Introduction
The bachelor’s programme in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT) is a 4-year, full-time programme. In these 4 years, you’ll learn how to use medical equipment to prepare, execute and process visual imaging research and treatment. You’ll be trained as the professional link between technology, safety and patient care. The programme covers how the human body functions, which examination you can perform when presented with a clinical case, which equipment you should use for diagnoses or treatments and how these devices work. We’ll teach you the effects of radiation and radioactivity on the human body and how you can protect yourself and your patient against these effects.
Why the MIRT programme at Fontys
- The programme offers a good balance between practical and theoretical study with a strong emphasis on practical work.
- We offer excellent study facilities and the classes are small, which provides a supportive and motivating learning environment.
- You work with real patients so that you get the needed work experience to become a well-rounded professional.
What does your week look like
- You’ll attend classes for 20 hours a week, alongside 4 hours of project work and approximately 16 hours of self-study.
- The course programme is divided into 40% theory, 40% practical work and 20% independent learning.
- One academic year is made up of 4 periods, each lasting 10 weeks.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Some Fontys study programmes offer the Holland Scholarship to their students. Check out the link to see if this study programme participates and for more information. You might also be eligible for other scholarships not provided by Fontys.
Curriculum
The program has a duration of four years.
Year 1
The first year serves as an orientation on the complete (4-year) program and focuses on the responsibilities and tasks you’ll be performing as a Medical Imaging and radiotherapy professional. Additionally, this year will give you the opportunity to find out whether this course is the right fit for you. You’ll also be working together with students in other paramedical training programs.
Year 2
In year 2, you’ll dig deeper into more complex diagnostic modalities and advanced medical imaging devices such as CT, MRI, and SPECT. You’ll also learn how to make complex schedules and plans for radiation treatment. Halfway through this second year, you’ll decide on a profile theme to personalize the third and fourth years of the program. At the end of the second year, you’ll also select a specific type of examination and treatment within the domain of a Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy professional.
Year 3
You’ll kick off year 3 by exploring the profile theme you chose in the second year. Half of this year will be spent on a 20-week internship at one of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy workplaces. The other half of year 3 will be dedicated to a minor. You can choose a minor linked to your profile theme –Fontys offers you a unique opportunity to enroll in a profiling Minor, focusing on one specific healthcare theme and shaping the program to complement your personal preference. This supports your development towards being a future-proof healthcare professional, while at the same time building a broad network. Of course, you can also enroll in a Minor program at another University of Applied Sciences outside Fontys, at a University of Applied Sciences abroad, or within a different Fontys program.
Year 4
Year 4 will be dedicated to completing another 20-week internship within one of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy arenas. You’ll conduct an individual graduation research project aligned with your profile theme as chosen in year 2.
Internships
The hospital internships are done in the first year and are a fixed part of the program.
In years 1 and 2, you will engage in short orientation internships.
Year 3 includes the Minor with a 5-month internship.
In year 4, you’ll combine your graduation internship with your graduation research project.
Program Outcome
What to expect from us
We will teach you everything about medical imaging in radio diagnostics, radiotherapy, ultrasound and nuclear medicine. You will learn how to use the equipment, communicate medical and technical results and findings and to plan treatments. We will provide thorough supervision by our study career counselors, whom you can always contact. The programme is designed so that you learn independently, as well as in groups.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The MIRT programme at Fontys University of Applied Sciences will prepare you for the profession of medical imaging and radiotherapy expert (diagnostic and therapeutic radiographer). Due to variation in the legislation and regulations of different countries concerning operating medical devices that deliver (ionising) radiation, additional work experience or other proof of skill could be required in your country of origin.
The degree programme Bachelor Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy at Fontys Allied Health Professions is of EQF level 6 according to the Dublin descriptors bachelor level. To get your Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy degree qualified please contact the official qualification agency of the country you want to work.