Curriculum: Nuclear Engineering

Concentration:

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering

Effective: 06/2007
Updated: 08/2007

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab
E 101 Intro Engr & Problem Solving
E 115 Intro to Computing Environment
ENG 101 Academic Writing and Research
MA 141 Calculus I
PE 1XX Fitness & Wellness

3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 4
 1

 15		  

CSC 112 Intro to Comp – FORTRAN
MA 241 Calculus II
PY 205 General Physics for Engr & Sci I
Humanities/Social Science Elective 1
Humanities/Social Science Elective1

3
 4
 4
 3
 3

 

 17
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

MAE 206 Engineering Statics
MA 242 Calculus III
NE 201 Intro to Nuclear Engr
PY 208 General Physics for Engr & Sci II
Speech/Writing/Foreign Lang Elective 1

3
 4
 2
 4
 3

 16		  

MAE 208 Engineering Dynamics
MA 341 Appl Diff Eq I
NE 202 Rad Sources, Interaction and Detection
Humanities/Social Science Elective 1
Humanities/Social Science Elective 1

3
 3
 4
 3
 3

 16
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

MAE 301 Engr Thermodynamics I
MA 401 Appl Diff Eq II
NE 301 Fund of Nuclear Engr
ISE 311 Engineering Economic Analysis
Humanities/Social Science Elective 1

3
 3
 4
 3
 3

 16		  

MAE 308 Fluid Mechanics
MSE 201 Struct Prop of Engr Materials
NE 400 Nuclear React Engr Conver
NE 401 React Analysis & Des
PE XXX Phys Ed Elective

3
 3
 4
 4
 1

 15
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

NE 402 Reactor Engr
NE 404 Radiation Safety & Shielding
NE 406 Nuclear Engineering Senior
Design Prep
NE Electives 2
Tech Electives 3

4
 3
 1
 3
 3
 

14		  

NE 408 Nuclear Engr Design Project
NE 405 Reactor Systems
Engr Tech Elective 4
Humanities/Social Science Elective1
Humanities/Social Science Elective 1

3
 3
 3
 3
 3
 

15
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124
 
Footnotes:        
 

NOTE: All students who graduate from this curriculum must demonstrate competency in a foreign language at the 102 level.

  1. Humanities & Social Sciences Electives and the Speech/Writing/Foreign Language Elective will be chosen from the COE approved lists.

  2. NE Electives will be chosen from the List of Approved NE Electives.

    Approved NE Electives:

    NE 409 Nuclear Materials
    NE 412 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
    NE 418 Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation
    NE 509 Nuclear Materials
    NE 512 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
    NE 528 Intro Plasma Phys and Fusion Energy

  3. Technical Electives will be chosen from the List of Approved Tech Electives.

    Approved Technical Electives:

    BUS 370 Operations Management (available to Minors)
    BUS 420 Financial Management of Corporations (available to Minors)
    CSC 302 Introduction Numerical Methods
    CH 315 Quantitative Analysis
    CH 331 Introductory Physical Chemistry
    ECE 331 Principles Electrical Engineering I
    ECE 421 Introduction to Signal Processing
    MA 405 Linear Algebra & Matrices
    MA 427 Introduction to Numerical Analysis I
    MAE 302 Engineering Thermodynamics II
    MAE 310 Heat Transfer Fundamentals
    MAE 316 Strength of Mechanical Components
    MAE 410 Convective Heat Transfer
    MAE 421 Design of Solar Thermal Systems
    MSE 301 Equilibrium and Rate Processes
    PY 341 Spacetime Physics
    PY 414 Electromagnetism I
    PY 415 Electromagnetism II
    PY 411 Mechanics I
    PY 525 Computational Physics
    PY 528 Intro Plasma Phys and Fusion Energy
    ST 361 Introduction to Statistics for Engineers
    ST 371 Intro Probability and Distribution Theory

  4. Engineering Technical Elective to be chosen from the list of approved NE electives (footnote 2) or College of Engineering courses at the 300 level or above.