Masters Degree in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Nuclear at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management |
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a Public, 4-year or above Not applicable with 834 students in Dayton, OH.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Masters degree, Doctor's degree |
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Mission:
The mission of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management is to produce graduates and
engage in research activities that enable the Air Force to maintain its scientifi c and technological
dominance. The school’s mission refl ects its focus on preparing students with the skills required
to maintain the world’s best Air Force, with the recognition of research as a critical element in
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Masters degree
Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear
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Curriculum Description:
Developing a student that is an expert at the postgraduate level in all three areas of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons is not feasible. No student will have the necessary prerequisites to successfully take sufficiently advanced courses in all three fundamental areas. Instead, the approach of this program is two-fold. One is to develop a graduate who has developed a basic knowledge and comprehension level (as in Blooms hierarchy of learning) understanding of each area. The second is to develop a graduate who is an expert in a specific area of WMD technology. They will demonstrate the full spectrum of cognitive learning of application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation through a Master's research project.
The program is conducted over 6 academic quarters. All students will take a series of broadening courses designed to develop a broad understanding of combating weapons of mass destruction. These will primarily be taken in the first quarter of the program. This first quarter is the same as the AFIT Graduate Certificate program in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. The certificate
program consists of the following courses:
* NENG 597 Nuclear Weapon Technology
* CHEM 597 Chemical Weapon Technology
* BIOL 597 Biological Weapon Technology
* CWMD 597 Combating WMD Engineering Practicum
In quarters 2-4, students will concentrate in a specialty area, nuclear (N), chemical (C), or biological (B). Students will take a three course sequence focusing appropriately towards a research topic in that specific area. Their progress will be mentored by a faculty member with specific expertise in that specific area.
Students choose 3 of the 4 offerings in, nuclear.
Nuclear:
* NENG 650 Nuclear Instrumentation
* NENG 605 Nuclear Explosives
* NENG 630 Radiation Health Physics
* NENG 681 Nuclear Chemical Engineering
Additionally, students will take a three course sequence of courses with a professional focus. These courses will have a management, business, leadership or organizational flavor. Example sequences can focus on any of:
* Applied Decision Analysis
* Crisis Management
* Leadership and Management
* Organizational Management
Other sequences are also possible with faculty approval. These courses are offered outside the Department of Engineering Physics and reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of this program.
Students will also take a required math course (STAT 583 Probability and Statistics) and two electives during the course of their program. They will choose the electives from the following set of courses.
Nuclear:
* NENG 560 Electromagnetic Waves and Effects
* NENG 620 Nuclear Reactor Theory and Engineering
* NENG 631 Prompt Effects of Nuclear Weapons
* NENG 635 Residual Effects of Nuclear Weapons
* NENG 651 Nuclear Physics
* NENG 660 Radiation Effects on Electronics
* NENG 685 Computational Nuclear Engineering
* NENG 720 Nuclear Reactor Systems
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