Program Mission and Educational Objectives

The mission of the Radiological Sciences Program is to provide students with a quality higher education in radiological sciences and serve the community through research, teaching, and outreach.

The program educational objectives of the Radiological Sciences Program are stated in terms of what all program graduates will be qualified to practice at the time of graduation and what most graduates will be able to achieve a few years after graduation. 

Graduates of the B.S. degree in Physics with the Radiological Health Physics option are expected to:

1. use their skills and training to establish a reputation for technical expertise and excellence among their colleagues for their work as practitioners of health physics;
2. collaborate with other safety professionals in finding creative and innovative solutions and protocols that promote and maintain a robust radiation safety culture in their workplace;
3. participate in professional development activities as part of life-long learning; and
4. develop a plan to attain professional certification in health physics.

Graduates of the M.S. degree in Radiological Sciences and Protection are expected to:

1. use their skills and training to establish a reputation for technical expertise and excellence among their colleagues for their work as leading practitioners of health physics;
2. advance the practice and policies of health physics in their workplace by applying knowledge obtained through research experience;
3. collaborate with other safety professionals in finding creative and innovative solutions and protocols that promote and maintain a robust radiation safety culture in their workplace;
4. participate in professional development activities as part of life-long learning; and
5. begin the process of professional certification through the American Board of Health Physics.