The large number of operating nuclear power plants has created a strong demand for specialists in radiological health engineering. Well-educated individuals are, and will be, required in all aspects of the nuclear power industry from mining all the way to disposal of wastes from spent fuel. There are needs for radiological health specialists in government, hospitals, educational institutions and in private industry. This program at Texas A&M is designed to give students a broad background so they will be able to assume positions in any area of the nuclear industry. The Texas A&M Radiological Health Engineering degree is the only one that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering (ABET) in the United States.

The missions of the Nuclear Engineering Department are:

In fulfilling these missions, the objective of the undergraduate program is to prepare students for success in their professional endeavors following the baccalaureate degree. These endeavors may include direct employment in the private or public sectors, graduate studies in engineering or science, professional studies in medicine, business, law or public administration, service in the military, or entrepreneurial activities. To achieve this purpose, four principal educational objectives are identified. Graduates of our Bachelor of Science program in Radiological Health Engineering

1. will work on the challenges of maintenance, improvement, innovation, education, and research in the safe and environmentally responsible utilization of nuclear resources including, but not limited to, their occurrence in power production, industrial, and medical applications. In this work, they will fulfill independent assignments, engage in collaborations, and manage the work of others with effective communications characterizing all phases of their responsibilities.

2. will conduct their professional activities with full recognition of the choices and challenges implicit to their work, to its ethical dimensions, and to their implications for matters beyond their immediate tasks.

3. will take the local, global, historical, social, economic and political settings into account in both their domestic and international endeavors.

4. will recognize and utilize both the accumulated body of results from prior work and the continuing evolution of science and technology as essential resources for the effective conduct of their work.

The radiological engineering baccalaureate degree programs stress engineering science fundamentals and mathematics. However, considerable numbers of elective hours are available in the curriculum to permit students to broaden their educations as desired.

The radiological health engineering program is administered by the Department of Nuclear Engineering and has the same objectives and facilities that are stated under the curriculum in Nuclear Engineering.