Graduate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The Graduate Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is available to those who hold both a bachelor’s degree and a primary certification in radiography, nuclear medicine technology, sonography, or radiation therapy. This customized certificate will provide you with the didactic and clinical training for professional practice in MRI.
Upon successful completion of the certificate, you will be eligible to sit for the MRI board exam offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Earn Your Certificate in Only 4 Semesters
This certificate is a hybrid mix of didactic courses (online) and clinical work (in-person).
The certificate requires a total of 16 credit hours (or semester hours). Ten of those hours are for "NMT 695 – MRI Clinical Practice" which will be split across two or more semesters.
A full-time student can earn the MRI certificate in only four semesters. A part-time student can earn the certificate in four to seven semesters.
Curriculum
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NMT 603 Patient Care and Safety in MRI (2 Hours)
Topics related to general patient care in radiographic imaging settings (e.g. patient communication/education, infection control, contrast administration and legal/ethical considerations) with an emphasis on the MRI environment in terms of patient safety/education and contrast media.
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NMT 624: MRI Physics & Instrumentation (2 Hours)
Provide theoretical principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); MRI instrumentation, physics, data, acquisition, data processing and image quality. Offered online and in-person during Spring semester.
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NMT 634: MRI Scanning & Sequence (2 Hours)
Overview of basic MRI theory; imaging sequences, parameter optimizations, and imaging procedures, flow imaging, and MR spectroscopy. Offered online and in-person during Summer semester.
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NMT 695: MRI Clinical Practice (10 Hours)
This can be completed across two or more semesters. Offered in-person only year round.
Earn Your M.S. in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS)
Our MRI certificate is a pathway to the UAB Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS). You may combine this certificate along with another graduate certificate affiliated with the IGS program. Visit the UAB IGS website to learn how.