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Undergraduate Program Planning Guide

Mission

To provide a superior education for engineers and scientists in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences and to develop future leaders in industry, government, and education.

Goals

The program provides students with:

• skills and tools necessary for industrial, medical, governmental and environmental applications of nuclear processes and radiation.
• insights and skills that will prepare them to be leaders in research and the practice of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.

Educational Objectives

Upon graduation, our students are:

1. Prepared for entry-level professional practice in industry, government or health care practice, where they will be performing analysis and measurements related to radiation and radiation interactions with matter, including nuclear power system and health physics design and analysis.
2. Prepared to pursue graduate studies and earn M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering and related fields.
3. Prepared for successful careers and eventual leadership roles because of their strong background in fundamental engineering analysis, teamwork and communications skills, and ability to engage in life-long learning and the continual improvement of their skills and knowledge.

Educational Outcomes

Graduates of the program will have [Includes Links to [ABET Criterion 3]

1. an ability to apply mathematics, engineering and, science, including atomic and nuclear physics, to the study of radiation interactions with matter and nuclear processes. [ABET 3a]
2. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. [ABET 3k]
3. an ability to formulate engineering problems and develop practical solutions. [ABET 3e]
4. an ability to design products and processes applicable to nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, including realistic constraints. [ABET 3c]
5. an ability to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret the results of engineering experiments, including characteristic attributes of nuclear processes and radiation. [ABET 3b]
6. an ability to work effectively in diverse multidisciplinary teams and provide leadership to teams and organizations. [ABET 3d]
7. an ability for effective oral, graphic, and written communication. [ABET 3g]
8. a broad education necessary to understand the global impact of engineering decisions and biological effects of radiation in a societal and environmental context. [ABET 3h]
9. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. [ABET 3f]
10. a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. [ABET 3i]
11. a knowledge of contemporary issues. [ABET 3j]

Revision History: August, 1998; March, 2005; Draft Revision October 2005; Reviewed and endorsed by Faculty Feb 13 2006; Endorsed by AB April 2006

Changed: Objectives to describe accomplishments of graduates after leaving program; Removed Objective to Outcome linking - Linkages are really all-to-all; Revised outcome 4 to include explicit mention of realistic constraints, added "multidisciplinary" to outcome 6 and "global" to outcome 8. Removed outcome 12 because it's really objective 1, which the outcomes are designed to ensure.