- Master’s duration: 60 ECTS credits
- Teaching modality: On-site
- Location: Faculty of Experimental Sciences
- Language of instruction: Spanish
- Number of new admission places: (by UHU) 25
The University Master’s Degree in Environmental Radiological Protection is a joint study program leading to the official title of University Master’s Degree in Environmental Radiological Protection, awarded by the participating universities:
- University of the Balearic Islands, as the coordinating university.
- University of Barcelona
- University of Cantabria
- University of Extremadura
- University of Huelva
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- University of Valencia (Estudi General)
The master’s program will cover the fundamentals, principles, and concepts related to nuclear physics, radioactivity, radiochemistry, and radioecology to provide a solid knowledge base in these areas. The program will also include courses that offer training in quality-assured radioactivity measurement techniques, as well as statistical and mathematical analysis of experimental results. Additionally, the program aims to provide students with the tools needed for ionizing radiation dosimetry and environmental radiological risk assessment, with a particular focus on radon and NORM industries. Students will also be introduced to the current regulatory framework in the field of ionizing radiation. Moreover, the program will provide an initial approach to quality control in an environmental radioactivity laboratory, a field that requires these laboratories to be accredited under the UNE-EN-ISO 17025 standard for testing laboratory competence.
Furthermore, the program includes laboratory practices that will introduce students to key aspects necessary to achieve reliable results, such as sample collection and preservation, chemical treatment for radionuclide separation, measurement techniques, instrument calibration, activity quantification, uncertainties and detection limits, dose calculations, radiological risk assessment, quality control, and report writing. Additionally, students will undertake an external internship period in companies and/or entities in the sector, allowing them to become familiar with the current professional profile.
Finally, the development, writing, and public defense of a master’s thesis will provide students with a scientific research perspective, enabling them to demonstrate the level of expertise acquired during their studies.
The primary entry profiles for students in the University Master’s Degree in Environmental Radiological Protection can be grouped into four categories:
- Research trainees who may join existing research groups in environmental radiological protection (e.g., in Spain, where these groups have extensive experience and international relevance, ensuring the replacement of current members).
- Specialized technical professionals in companies related to the entire nuclear energy production cycle (e.g., mining, fuel element manufacturing, nuclear energy production, and waste management).
- Specialized technical professionals in a wide range of engineering companies and UTPR.
- Specialized technical professionals in radioactive facilities, such as radioactive testing laboratories that comply with the requirements of EU directives, transposed into laws and royal decrees, requiring work under the UNE-EN-ISO 17025 standard, Medicine, process control installations, and similar fields.
Responsible center: University of the Balearic Islands
For more information about official master’s programs, study plans, academic requirements, credit recognition…
E-mail: info.masteres@uhu.es
