Radiation Health Physics Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
Radiation health physics is a specialized program in the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering for students with a professional interest in the field of radiation protection, also known as health physics. It involves an integrated study of the physical aspects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation, their biological effects, and the methods used to protect people and their environment from radiation hazards while still enabling the beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive material.
| First Year | Hours | |
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| Pre-Radiation Health Physics | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 15 | |
| Option A | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 | ||
| *GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 | ||
| *GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 | ||
| Option B | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 1 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 1 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 1 |
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| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 111 or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING 1,2 or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
| CS 101 or CS 151 |
COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS or INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING I WITH EMBEDDED CONTROL LAB |
4 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| NSE 114 | INTRO TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS I | 3 |
| NSE 115 | INTRO TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIATION HEALTH PHYSICS II 1 | 3 |
| PHL 205 | *ETHICS | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1,2 | 3 |
| *Perspectives Course 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 50 | |
| Second Year | ||
| BI 211 & BI 212 |
*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY 1 |
8 |
| BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH 2 | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1-2 |
| NSE 234 | NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS I | 3 |
| NSE 235 | NUCLEAR AND RADIATION PHYSICS II | 3 |
| NSE 236 | NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND INSTRUMENTATION | 4 |
| *Perspectives Courses 2 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following options: | 15 | |
| Option A | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS 1 | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS 1 | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS 1 | ||
| Option B | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | ||
Free Elective |
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| Hours | 43-44 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Professional Radiation Health Physics | ||
| BI 231 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 3 |
| NSE 319 | *SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| NSE 481 | RADIATION PROTECTION | 4 |
| Select one of the following options: | 6-8 | |
| Option A | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS (Group B) | ||
| Option B | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | ||
Free Elective |
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| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Electives (restricted in Health) | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| *Perspectives Courses 3 | 9 | |
| Restricted Electives | 10 | |
| Hours | 44-46 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| H 425 | FOUNDATIONS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 3 |
| H 445 | *OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | 3 |
| NSE 407 | SEMINAR (in Radiation Health Physics - 3 terms) | 3 |
| NSE 415 | NUCLEAR RULES AND REGULATIONS | 2 |
| NSE 435 | RADIATION SHIELDING AND EXTERNAL DOSIMETRY | 4 |
| NSE 474 | ^NUCLEAR SYSTEMS DESIGN I | 4 |
| NSE 475 | ^NUCLEAR SYSTEMS DESIGN II | 4 |
| NSE 483 | RADIATION BIOLOGY | 3 |
| NSE 488 | RADIOECOLOGY | 3 |
| Electives (restricted in Health) | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 8 | |
| Restricted Elective 2 | 3 | |
| *Synthesis Course 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 52 | |
| Total Hours | 189-192 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Required for entry into the professional program |
| 2 | Approved technical electives from departmental list |
| 3 | Must be selected to satisfy baccalaureate core requirements |
Major Code: 326
Pre-Radiation Health Physics Major Code: 356