Nuclear Engineering, M.S.
Degree Requirements (30 Hours)
A Nuclear Engineering M.S. student must complete 24 hours of graded graduate courses and 6 hours of thesis credit leading to a thesis.
| 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 | 9 | |
| Nuclear engineering electives are approved by a student’s advisor and include the following. | ||
| Instrumentation for Nuclear Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Nuclear Safeguards | ||
| Introduction to Nuclear Materials | ||
| Thermal Hydraulic Design of Nuclear Reactors | ||
| Advanced Nuclear Engineering | ||
| Safety Analysis for Energy Systems | ||
| Waste Management in the Nuclear Industry | ||
| Predictive Modeling: Combining Experiments with Computations | ||
| Nuclear Materials | ||
| Radiation Damage | ||
| Engineering Elective | 3 | |
| Engineering electives are 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 | ||
| Thesis | 6 | |
| Thesis Preparation | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |