Medical Physics Program Overview

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Nuclear Engineering (NE) was established in 1977 to meet the current and future needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the fields of Nuclear Power, Radiation Safety, and Radioisotope Applications in medicine and industry.

In 2003, the Nuclear Engineering program was evaluated for the first time by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET based on the Engineering Conventional Criteria and was recognized to be “Substantially Equivalent” to ABET accredited programs.

In the year 2007, the NE Department introduced two new programs in addition to the Nuclear Engineering program; these are: The Nuclear Engineering (Medical Physics) program, and the Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Protection) program. The new programs broadened the curriculum to include radiological engineering topics. They further expanded the appeal of the department, and the undergraduate enrolment trend in the department showed consistent yearly increases. The trend of renewed interest in nuclear education among students was clearly evident through the leadership encouragement and support of the KAU University, Faculty of Engineering, and the NE department.

In 2008, the Nuclear Engineering program had an EAC of ABET general review visit that resulted in the accreditation of the program.

Department now awards degrees on each program separately upon completion of the required courses. The award degrees are Nuclear Engineering (NE), Nuclear Engineering (Medical Physics) (NEMP), and Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Protection) (NERP). Since 2011, the NE department is cooperating with the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) to provide and work for our future Nuclear Engineering graduates. In 2015, the program had the last EAC of ABET general review visit that resulted again in the accreditation of the Nuclear Engineering program (NE), as well as the first time accreditation of the other programs; Nuclear Engineering (Medical Physics) (NE-MP), and Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Protection) (NERP).


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