Overview

Key facts:

The Radiation Health Physics program at Oregon State University is designed to prepare students for careers involved with the many beneficial applications of nuclear energy, radiation, and radioactive materials. The Radiation Health Physics profession is essential to society’s well-being since they enable significant public benefits through energy security, national defense, medical health, and industrial competitiveness.
This graduate curricula and research programs are designed for students with professional interests in the field of radiation protection. This specialized field involves an integrated study of the physical aspects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation, their biological effects, and the methods used to protect people and their environment from radiation hazards while still enabling the beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive materials.
Competitive fellowships and research and teaching assistantships are available to incoming graduate students. The U.S. Department of Energy and National Academy for Nuclear Training support a number of fellowship programs each year. Oregon State University is one of eight participating universities in the U.S. where students may attend graduate school on the Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, and Applied Health Physics fellowships sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Each year the National Academy for Nuclear Training also supports fellowships for students entering nuclear engineering and radiation health physics at OSU. Research and teaching assistant opportunities are also available for students to support the educational and research programs conducted by the department.
World-class facilities are available for the instructional and research programs of the department. These are housed in the OSU Radiation Center and include a TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor, the Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Research Laboratory, the APEX nuclear safety scaled testing facility, and laboratories specially designed to accommodate radiation and the use of radioactive materials.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Homeland Security

Nuclear Nonproliferation

Nuclear Weapon Test Monitoring

Radiation Protection

Gamma-ray 3-D Imaging

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-05-01 00:00:00

More details

Admissions Deadline MHP (eCampus/online): June 1

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

Energy & Power Engineering Health Sciences View 2401 other Masters in Health Sciences in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

Student insurance

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Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Oregon State University Certification of Finances Form is required of all applicants, regardless of funding source. This includes applicants that have been granted a Teaching or Research Assistantship.
Supporting documentation, demonstrating sufficient financial resources for the desired academic program. See below for Acceptable Forms of Financial Documentation
Photocopy of Applicant’s Passport and Passport of any dependents (if passport has already been issued – this is used to match the name on the passport and visa documents).
Photocopy of Current Visa/I-20 if already in the U.S.
Monetary Amount to Show
All international applicants and applicants that did not receive a degree in the U.S. (or other English speaking country) meet the following additional English language proficiency requirements for admission.

Tuition Fee

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International

30357 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30357 USD per year during 24 months.
National

30357 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30357 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

16191 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16191 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Corvallis

1397 - 2488 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Radiation Health Physics.

Available Scholarships

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226 countries / Merit-based

ESED Scholarships for Sustainable Energy Development Studies

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