Health Sciences
Advanced Methodologies in the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences Graduate Certificate
Purdue University, United States
- Degree
- Postgraduate
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
The MS in Health Physics (radiation protection) prepares graduates to protect people and the environment from radiation hazards while enabling the beneficial uses of radiation in medicine, industry and research. It is one of the oldest health physics programmes in the United States, with research in instrumentation development and nuclear security risk assessment.
Faculty: College of Health and Human Sciences | Department: School of Health Sciences | Duration: 1-2 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States
Students follow a thesis or non-thesis plan of study with research opportunities in radiation shielding and dosimetry, radiation waste treatment and management, radiation biology, and environmental radiation and the biological effects of low-dose exposure.
Graduates work as industrial, environmental, medical and applied health physicists, radiation safety officers, health physics researchers, regulators and educators.
Transcripts, three recommendation letters, academic statement of purpose, personal history statement, GRE and resume. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0) from the most recent degree. Combined BS-MS (4+1) applicants need a 3.2 overall Purdue GPA and 3.5 in HSCI courses. Fall deadline December 1 for fellowship consideration (final April 1).
Intake: Fall
Duration: 1-2 years
Apply through the official page: https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/admissions/gradrequirements/westlafayette/health-physics/
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Health Sciences
Purdue University, United States
Book a free consultation with our expert counsellors and take the first step towards your dream university.
Copyrights © 2026 StudyMapped. All rights reserved.
Enter your credentials to continue.
Join us and start your study abroad journey.