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A bachelor’s degree in radiography from MU will help you teach and serve as a manager in all areas of medical imaging, including patient care, research, sales and marketing. If you are a certified radiologic technologist and you want to find more job and promotion opportunities in health care, this may be the degree for you.
Quick facts
Official name
Bachelor of health science in clinical and diagnostic sciences with an emphasis in radiographyCampus
Program type
Bachelor's degreeAcademic home
College of Health Sciences | Department of Clinical and Diagnostic SciencesDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionTransfer credit hours
30Transfer estimated cost
$19,437.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Teach and serve as a manager in all areas of medical imaging, including:
- Patient care
- Research
- Sales
- Marketing
Program structure
This program is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required. You may meet your course work requirement with both semester-based and self-paced courses.
Course work covers
- Clinical ethics
- CT physics and procedures
- MRI physics and procedures
- Public health principles and practice
- Radiologic pharmacology
- Sectional anatomy
The length of your program depends on how many credit hours you transfer and whether you study part time or full time.
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
VariesTypical course load
Varies if full time or part timeCertificate program equivalency
Those interested in certificate preparation options for:
- MRI Certificate
- CT Certificate
- Interventional Radiography Certificate
You can enroll at Mizzou as a nondegree-seeking student and complete the necessary courses for the certification. Contact Director of Radiography Programs, Carla Allen for more details via email AllenCar@health.missouri.edu or phone at 573-884-9680.
See all online programs offered through the College of Health Sciences.
Accreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.
Faculty spotlight
Dr. Allen has taught for the radiography program at Mizzou since 2006. Her goals include improving her teaching practice, which also provides her with the skills and abilities to improve the delivery and quality of radiologic sciences education on a more global basis. Her research interests include international collaboration, evidence-based practice, visual information behavior and improving learning.