Curriculum

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The curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the professional curriculum outlined by the Standards and Guidelines of an Accredited Educational Program for the Radiographer established by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The curriculum will include didactic and clinical education in Radiologic Sciences subjects as follows:

1. Fundamentals of Radiologic Science and Health Care
2. Ethics and Law in the Radiologic Sciences
3. Medical Terminology
4. Patient Care in Radiologic Sciences
5. Human Structure and Function
6. Radiographic Procedures
7. Imaging and Processing
8. Imaging Equipment
9. Image Analysis
10. Radiation Production and Characteristics
11. Radiation Protection
12. Radiobiology
13. Radiographic Pathology
14. Digital Imaging Acquisition and Display
15. Pharmacology and Drug Administration
16. Basic Principles of Computed Tomography
17. Structured competency-based clinical education

A student must complete the following 67 hours at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Term	Semester Hours
RAD 300 Concepts of Radiologic Sciences	2
RAD 306 Radiographic Procedures I	3
RAD 312 Radiation Protection	2
RAD 318 Principles of Image Formation I	3
RAD 324 Age Specific Patient Care	3
RAD 354 Clinical Practicum I	2
	15
Spring Term
RAD 330 Radiologic Physics	3
RAD 336 Radiobiology	2
RAD 342 Research Methods	2
RAD 348 Radiographic Procedures II	3
RAD 360 Clinical Practicum II	2
HS 303 Effective Writing in Health Care	3
	15

SENIOR YEAR

Summer Term
RAD 400 Legal and Ethical Issues in Imaging Sciences	3
RAD 454 Clinical Practicum III	5
RAD 472 Seminar	1
HS 310 Principles of Management in Health Care	3
	12
Fall Term
RAD 406 Radiographic Procedures III	3
RAD 412 Advanced Medical Imaging Science	3
RAD 418 Principles of Image Formation II	3
RAD 460 Clinical Practicum IV	3
	12
Spring Term
RAD 424 Principles of Computed Tomography	2
RAD 430 Pharmacology and Drug Administration	2
RAD 436 Radiographic Pathology	3
RAD 448 Radiographic Procedures IV	3
RAD 466 Clinical Practicum V	3
	13
Total Required Hours:	67