Health Physics
Department:
Biological, Chemical, and Physical SciencesCollege:
College of Science and LettersDegrees:
- Master of Health Physics
Description:
Designed primarily for working professional health physicists in government, medicine, research and industry, this program combines technical depth with the interdisciplinary viewpoints of law, management and communications. The degree can be completed in four semesters and two summer sessions of part-time study. Applicants must have completed course-work in calculus through differential equations and a calculus-based general physics sequence. A course in modern physics, including some basic quantum mechanics, is strongly recommended.Specializations:
Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences Certificate Programs:
- Analytical Method Development
- Analytical Spectroscopy
- Characterization of Inorganic and Organic Materials
- Chromatography
- Radiological Physics
- Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Materials
- Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Materials
Distance Learning:
www.iit-online.iit.eduDual Degrees / Joint Degrees:
Research Facilities:
The department has state-of-the-art computer and laboratory equipment and conducts research in the areas of biochemistry, biotechnology, cell and molecular biology, microbiology, molecular biophysics and biochemistry; analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, solid-state and materials chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, surface chemistry, physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry; and high-energy physics, accelerator and plasma physics, condensed-matter physics, biological physics, x-ray optics, x-ray imaging and quantum theory. The department constructs and operates facilities for x-ray scattering, spectroscopy and imaging at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Additional research facilities include on-campus x-ray diffraction facilities, thin-film growth facilities, a high-field nuclear magnetic resonance facility, a state-of-the aft inorganic- and polymer synthesis and characterization laboratories., Fourier transform infrared spectrometers, atomic force microscope, mass spectrometers, and facilities for high-pressure liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. Laboratories for solid-state physics and particle physics are active. The department participates in interdisciplinary research with the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering. Collaborative programs are carried on with Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the Advanced Photon Source. The department hosts the Center for Accelerator and Particle Physics (CAPP) and the Center for Synchrotron Radiation research and Instrumentation (CSRRI).Research Areas:
Admission Requirements:
1. Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.02. Minimum GRE score: 950 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)
* Applicants for professional master's programs who have completed a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States may not have to submit GRE scores.
** Applicants are expected to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a major in that same discipline, or a closely allied major with additional coursework that prepares the student for graduate study in his or her chosen program. Students who have not completed all required courses may be accepted for general admission and can begin coursework, but must remove any deficiencies before the M.S. comprehensive/Ph.D. qualifying examination.
How to apply:
Office of Graduate AdmissionDepartmental Website:
http://www.iit.edu/csl/bcps/The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.
