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Study Duration
Minimum 2 semesters (1 year)
Maximum 4 semesters (2 years)

Intake
Intake – Every October
*subjected to ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp academic calendar

STPD6024 Research Methodology
This course provides guidance in planning, implementing and succeed in scientific research. Students are introduced to the philosophy of science and ethics necessary to be adopted by researchers. Students are given exposure to determine and manage risks in scientific research. Apart from that, issues and rules related to research such as intellectual property, copyright, plagiarism etc. will be discussed.Ìý Subsequently, students are guided to plan their research and prepare a research proposal. For this, students are trained with techniques in information search both manually and on-line, identifying issues and research objectives, planning research and experimental design within their period of study. Students are required to prepare their research proposal according to the format and free from plagiarism. Students are given the opportunity to present and defend their proposal in a seminar. Students will be evaluated based on written and oral presentation of the research proposal, and final examination

STSN6012 Interaction of Radiation with Matters
This course covers an introduction to radiation protection and safety of radiation sources, basicÌýnuclear physic and mathematics including statistics used in radiation protection. This courseÌýalso includes interaction of radiation with matter and sources of radiation and also detectionÌýand measurement of quantum particles.

STSN6052 Intervention for Protection of the Public
This course covers awarenes due to chronic esposure, radiological and nuclear accidents. ItÌýalso covers basic of emergency procedures, evaluation and monitoring in emergency situationÌýand radiological and nuclear accidents.

STSN6132 Regulatory Control
This course is aim at discussing the scope and framework of basic regulation and theÌýregulatory body involved in radiation protection. It also covers effective regulatory programmesÌýin radiation protection.

STSN6142 Environmental Engineering of Nuclear Power
This course covers the environmental effects of nuclear power and radiations. RadiologicalÌýassessment methods and characterizing the various radiation sources are deals directly withÌýanalysis. Liquid effleunt managemement and dispersion of gaseous radioactive nuclides andÌýtransport or migration of radioactivity through surface water, underground water and biosphereÌýare described. Finally environmental pathway modelling is examined and compared.

STSN6212 Quantities and Measurements
This course covers dosimetric quantities, units and calculation. It also includes dosimetricÌýcalculations and measurements, principles of radiation protection and measurements.ÌýBesides that it also discusses on the choice of detectors suitable for radiation field involved.

STSN6222 Internal Exposure Assessment
This course covers assessment of occupational exposure due to intakes of radionuclides. ItÌýalso covers monitoring programmes, biokinetic models used by ICRP, calculations ofÌýcommitted effective dose, calibration and quality assurance.

STSN6312 Effect of Ionising Radiation on Biological Systems
This course covers the mechanism of the effects of radiation at molecular and cellular level.ÌýIt is aim at presenting models used in determining the risk coefficients and estimating effects.ÌýThis includes radiation effects at the molecular level, deterministic effect and stochasticÌýeffects.

STSN6322 Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards
This course covers introduction to national and regional systems for nuclear safety, physicalÌýprotection of nuclear materials and facilities, detection and response, principles of nuclearÌýsafeguards, nuclear material accountacy,integrated safeguards, containment andÌýsurveillance, satellite monitoring and international law.

STSN6412 Radioactive Waste Management
This course covers types of nuclear waste, waste classification and overall management likeÌýtreatment and disposal of radioactive waste from NPP and treatment facilities, solididficationÌýand volume reduction technology, package and transportation, interim storage and disposalÌýrepository, repository safety analysis, decommission and decontamination, and spent fuelÌýmanagement are treated in this course.

STSN6422 Principles and Radiation Protection
This course covers basic conceptual framework of International Commission on RadiologicalÌýProtection (ICRP) and the role of other organizations or agencies such as InternationalÌýOrganizations in Radiation Protection, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UnitedÌýNations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), InternationalÌýLabour Organisation (ILO), World Health Organisation (WHO, Food and AgricultureÌýOrganisation of the United Nations (FAO), Nuclear Energy Agency of OECD (NEA/OECD)Ìýand Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in radiation protection.

STSN6432 Training the Trainer and Technical
This course is aim at instilling skills in organizing trainings. It covers general consideration forÌýindividuals to be trained and the types of training, individual traits, how to teach in a group,Ìýcourse design and evaluation. This is a also include as an option a 2 weeks industrial visit toÌývarious industries, hospital and the regulatory board novel in the using or regulating the useÌýof radioactive sources.

STSN6512 Medical Exposure
This course covers scope and responsibilities, justification of medical exposures, optimizationÌýof protection for medical exposures, quality assurance and accidental exposures in medicalÌýapplications. Beside these it also discusses cases of exposure accidents in the medical field.

STSN6522 Protection Against Occupational Exposure
This course covers organization and managements, methods of protection and safe use ofÌýradiation sources. It also covers individual and workplace monitoring, health surveillance andÌýpotential exposures. This includes protection against occupational exposure in industrialÌýradiography, industrial irradiators and accelerator, gauging devices, well logging devices,Ìýradioisotope production plants, nuclear medicine.

STSN6614 Practical I
This course involves practical and demonstrations of each type of portable monitoring for α,Ìýβ, γ radiations and description of each use, the use of manual equipment, the determinationÌýof the characteristics of GM detector, determining the level of background radiation. It alsoÌýincludes the measurement of beta radiation levels for beta emitter samples and determinationÌýof total efficiency, calibration gamma scintillation spectrometer in terms of energy and activity.

STSN6624 Practical II
This course involves practical including inverse square law, the attenuation of gamma rayÌýstudy, maximum energy level of beta radiation, isotope production, absorption of betaÌýparticles in different materials, complex gamma spectrum analysis using semiconductorÌýdetectors as well as field work, which involves sample collection.

STSN6972 Research Project I
This course is aim at training students to study specific topics on radiation protection throughÌýextensive readings and guided research. Students are required to prepare a literature surveyÌýof a chosen topic and to prepare a proposal of the research that will be conducted inÌýSTSN6986 Research Projects II.

STSN6986 Research Project II
This course offers student the opportunity to do research on specific topics of interest underÌýthe supervision of one or a group of supervisors. The research can be conductedÌýexperimentally or analytically. Students are required to prepare a dissertation report on theÌýresearch and will be asked to defend the results orally.

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field with minimum CGPA 2.50 or equivalent, from any institutions of higher learningÌý recognized by the ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp Senate;Ìýor
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field with minimum CGPA 2.00 – 2.49 or equivalent, with minimum of 5 years working experience or research project in relevant field. Proof of the working experience of a foreign candidate should be acknowledge by the embassy of the respective country;Ìýor
• Fulfill Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL A) for local candidates only:
  • should be more than 30 years of age in the year of application; and
  • possess at least STPM or diploma in relevant field or other equivalent qualification recognized by the Government of Malaysia and approved by the ÿÈÕ´óÈüapp Senate; and
  • possessÌýa certificate of MQA APEL with MQF Level 7
• An international student shall obtain minimum results of either
  • TOEFL iBT score 46Ìýor
  • IELTS band 5.5Ìýor
  • PTE score 51Ìýor
  • CEFR band B2Ìýor
  • MUET band 4Ìýor
  • Higher Education English Test (HEET) score 7Ìýor
  • An international student who comes from a country where English is the official language, orÌýwho has obtained academic qualifications from any institution of higher learning that uses English as the medium of instruction may be exempted from the requirement for HEET / TOEFL / IELTS)