Courses

Core Courses

All nuclear engineering core courses are offered once a year. In addition to nuclear engineering courses, students are required to take the electrical engineering, engineering mechanics, and mechanical engineering courses listed below.

Students must pass prerequisite courses before enrolling in a course. Please refer to the University Bulletin for prerequisites needed prior to registering for a course.

These core courses require a C or better for graduation: NUCE 301, NUCE 302, NUCE 309, NUCE 430, and NUCE 450.

• NUCE 301: Fundamentals of Reactor Physics – 4 credits (fall)
• NUCE 302: Introduction to Reactor Design – 4 credits (spring)
• NUCE 309: Analytical Techniques for Nuclear Concept – 3 credits (fall)
• NUCE 310W: Issues in Nuclear Engineering – 2 credits (fall)
• NUCE 403: Advanced Reactor Design – 3 credits (fall)
• NUCE 430: Design Principles of Reactor Systems – 3 credits (fall)
• NUCE 431W: Nuclear Reactor Core Design Synthesis – 4 credits (spring)
• NUCE 450: Radiation Detection and Measurement – 3 credits (spring)
• NUCE 451: Experiments in Reactor Physics – 3 credits (fall)
• EE 212: Introduction to Electronic Measuring Systems – 3 credits
• EMCH 211: Statics – 3 credits
• EMCH 212: Dynamics – 3 credits
• EMCH 213: Strength of Materials – 3 credits
• EMCH 315: Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials – 2 credits
• EMCH 316: Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials – 1 credit
• ME 300: Engineering Thermodynamics I – 3 credits
• ME 320: Fluid Flow – 3 credits
• ME 410: Heat Transfer – 3 credits

Technical Electives

All nuclear engineering students are required to take 6 credits of Nuclear Engineering Technical Elective and 3 credits of General Technical Elective.

Nuclear Engineering Technical Electives (NUCE TE)

In the senior year, all nuclear engineering students enroll in two Nuclear Engineering Technical Electives (NUCE TE). NUCE TE courses are 400-level NUCE courses, except NUCE 401, that are not required in the nuclear engineering B.S. curriculum. Please refer to the University Bulletin for a list of 400-level NUCE classes. NUCE TE courses can also be taken to satisfy the GTE requirement.

General Technical Electives (GTE)

The General Technical Elective (GTE) provides the opportunity for students to enhance their technical education. To satisfy the GTE credit requirement, students can take math, science, or engineering courses not required for their program. The charts below provide a breakdown of accepted electives.

Please note of the following criteria:

1. Some 497x (temporary) courses offered outside of nuclear engineering are eligible but require pre-approval via e-petition. The course must have substantial technical content and the student must demonstrate how the topic adds value to their academic and/or career plans.
2. Three co-op credits or internship (or combination of both) rotations (ENGR 195, 295, 395, and 495).
3. Six credits of ROTC training are accepted (3 credits applied as GTE and 3 credits applied as GHA).
4. A course substitution must be submitted through e-petition for any course taken outside of nuclear engineering.

Notes:

Departments with asterisk (*) may have controls on their course offerings. Students must contact the department to obtain permission to enroll if they cannot schedule the course in LionPATH.