Tomorrow's Energy Workforce
Program Learning Outcomes for the Nuclear Technology AAS
Program learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills, and abilities that students will achieve before they graduate. The outcomes below were developed by the faculty in Nuclear Technology with input from accrediting bodies, advisory committees, employers, etc. This collaboration ensures that the outcomes are relevant for careers that this degree leads to.
Students who graduate with an AAS in Nuclear Technology will be able to:
- Apply relevant theory and techniques from Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry to effectively understand, communicate, and/or operate, nuclear systems, structures and components promoting excellence and safety.
- Effectively and accurately apply, understand and communicate nuclear technology related concepts.
- Effectively and accurately apply, understand, and communicate basic knowledge of nuclear facilities operations.
- Understand nuclear fundamentals, systems, tools and equipment.
- Apply skills pertinent to each discipline minimizing personnel exposure to radiation and/or hazardous materials.
- Apply, understand, and communicate radiological protection theory and techniques promoting excellence and safety.
- Understand and communicate nuclear facilities, design, theory and/or operations.
