Graduate Fusion Engineering Curriculum

MAGNETIC FUSION ENERGY AND BEAM PHYSICS

• MAJOR COURSES:
  • NE 180, 220, 280, 281
    or 120, 250
    or 150
• MINOR SUBJECTS:
  • Plasma Physics: PHYS 242 A,B or 142 A,B
  • Electrodynamics: PHYS 210 A,B (theoretical) or EECS 210 A,B (applied)
• OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS:
  • mathematical methods, plasma modeling (EECS 290)

INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY TARGET AND CHAMBER DESIGN

• MAJOR COURSES:
  • NE 180, 220, 280, 281
    or 120, 250
    or 150 or 260
• MINOR SUBJECTS:
  • Gas Dynamics and Radiation: ASTR 201, 202
  • Plasma Physics: PHYS 242 A,B or 142 A,B
• OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS:
  • statistical physics, fluids

PLASMA PROCESSING

• MAJOR COURSES:
  • NE 180, 220, 280, 281
    or 120, 201
    or 101
• MINOR SUBJECTS:
  • Plasma Material Processing: EECS 239
  • Electrodynamics: PHYS 210 A,B (theoretical) or EECS 210 A,B (applied)
• OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS:
  plasma lithography, plasma simulation (EECS290)

OTHER VALUABLE COURSES

• EECS 135 - microwave and plasma laboratory
• ME 160, 260, 261 - fluid mechanics
• EECS 117 - fields and waves