The Graduate School has general requirements for M.E., M.S., and Ph.D. students that must be met by all degree candidates (including earning at least 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree for master’s degrees and at least 60 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree for doctoral degrees). The Department of Mechanical Engineering has added requirements (some of which are described below) that must be met before students can complete their degrees. Consult the department for complete, current requirements.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge in the fundamental subject areas of nuclear engineering.

Degree Requirements (30 Hours)

A Nuclear Engineering M.E. student must complete 30 hours of graded graduate courses.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses
EMCH 552	Introduction to Nuclear Engineering	3
EMCH 553	Nuclear Fuel Cycles	3
EMCH 757	Radiation Shielding	3
or EMCH 557	Introduction to Radiation Shielding and Sources
EMCH 758	Nuclear Reactor Systems	3
or EMCH 558	Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Systems
Nuclear Engineering Electives		12
Nuclear engineering electives must be approved by a student’s advisor and include the following:
EMCH 555	Instrumentation for Nuclear Engineering
EMCH 550	Introduction to Nuclear Safeguards
EMCH 573	Introduction to Nuclear Materials
EMCH 753	Chemical Thermodynamic Calculations and Modeling with Applications
EMCH 754	Thermal Hydraulic Design of Nuclear Reactors
EMCH 755	Advanced Nuclear Engineering
EMCH 756	Safety Analysis for Energy Systems
EMCH 759	Waste Management in the Nuclear Industry
EMCH 770	Predictive Modeling: Combining Experiments with Computations
EMCH 772	Nuclear Materials
EMCH 774	Radiation Damage
Engineering Elective		6
Engineering electives must be approved by a student’s advisor and include the following:
Any Nuclear Engineering Elective (from above)
Any Engineering course at 500 level or higher
Other courses as approved by the student’s advisor and graduate director
Total Credit Hours		30