College-level Graduate Admission Requirements
We have implemented a new graduate application system called EngineeringCAS (a centralized application service for graduate engineering programs). All graduate engineering applications for the fall 2019 semester and beyond will be submitted using EngineeringCAS.
Graduate AdmissionsMaster of engineering program degree plans consist of NUEN and COE courses with the total credit hour minimum set at 30 hours. Two examples are provided for nuclear engineering and nuclear materials option. The actual degree plans are developed and decided by student’s advisor and advisory committee members.
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*DISCLAIMER*
These are sample degree plans and may be modified with advisor approval
- Master of Engineering with Power Engineering Option
- Master of Engineering with Nuclear Materials Option
- Master of Engineering with Nuclear Security Option
- Master of Engineering with Health Physics Option
- Master of Engineering with Computational Methods Option
Power Engineering
| Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| NUEN 601 - Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 604 - Radiation Interaction and Shielding | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 605 - Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Management | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 606 - Reactor Analysis and Experimentation |
4 hrs |
| NUEN 610 - Design of Nuclear Reactors | 4 hrs |
| NUEN 623 - Nuclear Engineering Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 624 - Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Stress Analysis | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 681 - Seminar | 2 hrs |
| NUEN 685 - Directed Studies | 2 hrs |
|
MATH 601 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I MATH 602 - Methods and Applications of Partial Differential Equations |
3 hrs |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 hrs |
Notes:
- With advisor approval, students with sufficient background in heat transfer and fluid flow may substitute an elective.
- Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2-hr NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).
- MATH course chosen by student's committee.
Nuclear Materials
| Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| NUEN 601 - Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 604 - Radiation Interaction and Shielding |
3 hrs |
| NUEN 605 - Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Management | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 606 - Reactor Analysis and Experimentation |
4 hrs |
| NUEN 651 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 661 - Nuclear Fuel Performance | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 662 - Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Conditions | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 663 - Fundamentals of Ion Solid Interactions | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 661 - Seminar | 2 hrs |
| NUEN 685 - Directed Studies | 5 hrs |
|
MATH 601 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I MATH 602 - Methods and Applications of Partial Differential Equations |
3 hrs |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 hrs |
Notes:
- With consent of advisor, the NUEN 604/606 combination may be replaced with NUEN 624/610.
- Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2 hour NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).
- MATH course chosen by student's committee.
Nuclear Security
| Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| NUEN 601 - Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 604 - Radiation Interaction and Shielding |
3 hrs |
| NUEN 605 - Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Management | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 606 - Reactor Analysis and Experimentation |
4 hrs |
| NUEN 650 - Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 651 - Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 681 - Seminar | 2 hrs |
| NUEN 610 - Design of Nuclear Reactors with Nuclear Security Integrated Project | 4 hrs |
| NUEN 685 - Directed Studies | 2 hrs |
|
MATH 602 (Methods and applications of partial differential equations) or |
3 hrs |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 hrs |
Notes:
- Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2 hour NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).
- MATH course chosen by student's committee.
Health Physics
| Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| NUEN 601 - Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 604 - Radiation Interaction and Shielding |
3 hrs |
| NUEN 605 - Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Management | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 606 - Reactor Analysis and Experimentation |
4 hrs |
| NUEN 612 - Radiological Safety and Hazards Evaluation | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 673 - Radiation Biology | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 681 - Seminar | 2 hrs |
| NUEN 685 - Directed Studies | 3 hrs |
| 6 Hours of Electives | 6 hrs |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 hrs |
Notes:
- Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2 hour NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).
- Electives chosen by student's committee.
Computational Methods
| Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| NUEN 601 - Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 604 - Radiation Interaction and Shielding |
3 hrs |
| NUEN 605 - Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Management | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 606 - Reactor Analysis and Experimentation |
4 hrs |
| One of the following courses: NUEN 618, 625, 629, or 647 | 3 hrs |
| NUEN 681 - Seminar | 2 hrs |
| NUEN 685 - Directed Studies | 4 hrs |
|
MATH 609 - Numerical Analysis |
4 hrs |
|
MATH 610 - Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations |
4 hrs |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 hrs |
Notes:
- Instrumentation prerequisite for NUEN 606 can be met by a 2 hour NUEN 685 or other appropriate course(s).