Nuclear Engineering Program Objectives

The educational objective of the Nuclear Engineering program is to produce graduates capable of achieving the following in the future:

  1. Identify and excel in various careers relying on skills, knowledge, and abilities in nuclear and broader engineering fields.
  2. Make significant contributions to global energy supplies through the nuclear enterprise and major inputs in other fields, including medicine, security, and space transportation.
  3. Apply their skills and ability to acquire relevant knowldege to address global societal challenges, including energy supply, freshwater access, and medical care.
The key constituents of the undergraduate educational program in nuclear engineering are:
 
  1. Students: The main objective of the undergraduate program is to educate our students. This is performed through our courses and through direct interaction with faculty, teaching assistants and among themselves.
     
  2. Alumni: They represent our School and Purdue University in the professional community and society. They help us to evaluate and update our program outcomes.
     
  3. Faculty: They are the educators. Furthermore, they sustain a world-class research program that benefits the undergraduate education.
     
  4. Employers: (represented by the School’s Advisory Committee and the Engineering Advisory Council): Many of our students enter careers in industry. The guidance of industry is essential to formulate and revise our program objectives.
     
The careers of our students are varied. Many follow paths into academia, medicine, business, etc. The program educational objectives strive to give our students a broad set of skills even beyond those derived from our employers, government and research.