Program Learning Outcomes - Nuclear Engineering, PhD

By the end of the program, students graduating will be able to:

• Demonstrate specialized knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories in a specific area of advanced study.
• Understand, explain, and solve problems using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Effectively use advanced tools and techniques for research.
• Apply the principles of effective data management, information organization, and information-retrieval skills to data of various types.
• Utilize analytical, methodological, interpretive and expository skills in conducting research.
• Create grant proposals.
• Expand and enhance the application of specific and well-concentrated research to problems and practice in Nuclear Engineering.
• Critically evaluate advanced information and knowledge and examine their application in Nuclear Engineering practice.
• Identify problems and opportunities for system analysis, design, improvement, and optimization.
• Design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret experimental data and/or develop theories and design computational algorithms to predict and explain the interaction of radiation with matter and its consequences.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
• Develop an appreciation for other disciplines and the important issues that face society.
• Recognize and be guided by social, professional, and ethical expectations and concerns involved in advanced education and research.
• Appreciate the importance of, and develop strategies for, lifelong learning.
• Understand the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) and its management.
• Develop effective project management and teamwork skills.