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Diploma in Radiation Effects and Mitigation (SEE/TID)

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in radiation effects and mitigation (SEE/TID). 8 modules covering the space radiation environment, radiation-matter interaction, total ionising dose, displacement damage, single-event effects, shielding analysis, and mitigation and hardness assurance, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Characterise the space radiation environment for a given orbit.

02

Explain the mechanisms by which radiation interacts with matter.

03

Assess total ionising dose and displacement damage effects.

04

Analyse single-event effects and their consequences.

05

Calculate dose and event rates with simulation tools.

06

Apply mitigation techniques at circuit and system level.

07

Implement a radiation hardness assurance process.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Radiation effects engineers.
  • EEE component engineers.
  • Space electronics engineers.
  • Product assurance engineers.
  • Space environment analysts.
  • Integrated circuit designers.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to enter the space sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ECSS-E-ST-10-12C (methods for the calculation of radiation received and its effects)
  • ECSS-E-ST-10-04C (space environment)
  • ECSS-Q-ST-60-15C (radiation hardness assurance for EEE components)
  • ESCC 22900 (total dose steady-state irradiation test method)
  • ESCC 25100 (single event effects test method)
  • JESD57 (test procedures for heavy-ion SEE)
  • MIL-STD-883 (method 1019) (ionising radiation (total dose) test procedure)
  • ASTM F1192 (heavy-ion SEE testing guide)
  • SPENVIS
  • OMERE
  • CREME96
  • Geant4
  • FASTRAD
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1Van Allen belts
  2. 1.2South Atlantic Anomaly
  3. 1.3Solar particle events
  4. 1.4Galactic cosmic rays
  5. 1.5AE8, AP8 and AE9/AP9 models
  6. 1.6GEO and deep-space environment
  7. 1.7Solar cycle variability
  8. 1.8Design margins
  9. 1.9Modelling tools
  10. 1.10Practical exercise: spectra for a LEO orbit in SPENVIS
  1. 2.1Ionisation and linear energy transfer
  2. 2.2Non-ionising energy loss
  3. 2.3Particle range
  4. 2.4Secondaries and spallation
  5. 2.5Interaction in silicon and oxides
  6. 2.6Units and dosimetry
  7. 2.7Simulation with Geant4
  8. 2.8Monte Carlo techniques
  9. 2.9Validation of simulations
  10. 2.10Lab: simulation of energy deposition
  1. 3.1Oxide trapped charge
  2. 3.2Interface states
  3. 3.3Threshold voltage shift
  4. 3.4Leakage currents
  5. 3.5Enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS)
  6. 3.6Annealing and time-dependent effects
  7. 3.7Sensitivity by technology
  8. 3.8Design margins
  9. 3.9Cobalt-60 testing
  10. 3.10Case study: degradation of an operational amplifier
  1. 4.1Crystal lattice defects
  2. 4.2Solar cell degradation
  3. 4.3Effects on optoelectronics
  4. 4.4CCD and CMOS image sensors
  5. 4.5Displacement damage dose
  6. 4.6Proton and neutron testing
  7. 4.7Defect annealing
  8. 4.8Degradation prediction
  9. 4.9Component selection
  10. 4.10Practical exercise: degradation of a solar array
  1. 5.1SEU mechanisms
  2. 5.2Single-event latch-up
  3. 5.3Destructive SEB and SEGR events
  4. 5.4Single-event transients (SET)
  5. 5.5Single-event functional interrupts (SEFI)
  6. 5.6Cross-section and Weibull curve
  7. 5.7Event rate calculation
  8. 5.8Proton-induced events
  9. 5.9Effects on memories and FPGAs
  10. 5.10Lab: SEU rate calculation with CREME96
  1. 6.1Satellite structure shielding
  2. 6.2Sector analysis
  3. 6.3Ray-tracing models
  4. 6.4Shielding materials
  5. 6.5Local component shielding
  6. 6.6Dose at critical locations
  7. 6.7Mass optimisation
  8. 6.8FASTRAD tool
  9. 6.9Analysis uncertainties
  10. 6.10Practical exercise: sector-based dose analysis of an electronics box
  1. 7.1Radiation-hardened-by-design technologies
  2. 7.2EDAC codes and scrubbing
  3. 7.3Triple modular redundancy
  4. 7.4Latch-up protection
  5. 7.5Watchdogs and resets
  6. 7.6System-level mitigation
  7. 7.7Hardness assurance process
  8. 7.8Criticality matrix
  9. 7.9Design reviews
  10. 7.10Case study: mitigation plan for an onboard computer
  1. 8.1Mission and orbit definition
  2. 8.2Radiation environment
  3. 8.3Dose analysis
  4. 8.4Single-event effects analysis
  5. 8.5Shielding strategy
  6. 8.6Mitigation measures
  7. 8.7Hardness assurance plan
  8. 8.8Conclusions
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Training is 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is SPENVIS, OMERE, CREME96, Geant4 and FASTRAD, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures for calculating dose and event rates for an orbit, sector-based shielding analysis and design reviews applying mitigation techniques. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: ECSS-E-ST-10-12C, ECSS-E-ST-10-04C, ECSS-Q-ST-60-15C, ESCC 22900, ESCC 25100, JESD57, MIL-STD-883 (method 1019), ASTM F1192.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of ECSS-E-ST-10-12C, ECSS-E-ST-10-04C and ECSS-Q-ST-60-15C applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:SPENVIS, OMERE, CREME96, Geant4 and FASTRAD, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:A radiation effects project covering environment, dose and single-event analysis, shielding strategy, mitigation and hardness assurance plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Mission and environment
Define the orbit and model its radiation environment in SPENVIS.
Dose and displacement analysis
Calculate total ionising dose and displacement damage at critical locations.
Single-event effects
Compute SEU and latch-up rates with CREME96 for the selected components.
Shielding and mitigation
Design the shielding strategy and the circuit- and system-level mitigation.
Final project
A complete radiation hardness assurance plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Radiation effects engineerEEE component engineerSpace electronics engineerProduct assurance engineerSpace environment analystIntegrated circuit designer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with SPENVIS, OMERE, CREME96, Geant4 and FASTRAD, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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