Our graduates, in their first (and subsequent) assignments within the military nuclear science and engineering career field, will be called upon to perform some or all of the following tasks. The educational objectives of the program are that they will be able to perform these tasks successfully.
* Perform, direct, and coordinate technical work involving the military applications of nuclear technologies.
* Learn the details of programs and technologies in their new areas of responsibility and apply the skills and tools learned at AFIT to these tasks.
* Apply their knowledge and skills to solve problems that arise in the technical work they conduct or supervise.
* Study an issue, identify and evaluate alternative actions, propose appropriate courses of action, and identify optimal choices.
* Develop and implement programs, working within their organizations, to implement the chosen solutions.
* Write, edit, and/or supervise the preparation by contractors or subordinates, of written reports, journal articles, military briefings, and professional presentations that clearly communicate their work and that support the needs of decision makers; present their ideas effectively and defend them appropriately.
* Develop and implement, or sustain and improve, programs that entail multidisciplinary research, simulation, modeling, engineering design, production, and/or fielding of engineered systems.
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