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General Nuclear Engineering Program: 120 Units

Freshman Year Fall Spring
Math 1A, 1B, Calculus 4 4
Chemistry 1A, General Chemistry 4 -
Physics 7A, Physics for Scientists and Engineers - 4
NE 39 Issues in Nuclear Engineering (Recommended) - 2
Electives 1 7 4
Total 15 14
     
Sophomore year Fall Spring
Math 53-54, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations 4 4
Physics 7B, 7C, Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 4
EECS 40, Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits or EECS 100, Electronic Techniques for Engineering - 4
Engin 45, Properties of Materials 3 -
Engin 77N, Introduction to Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers - 4
Electives 1 4 -
Total 15 16
     
Junior year Fall Spring

Engin 115, Engineering Thermodynamics

4 -
Engin 117, Methods of Engineering Analysis - 3
NE 101, Nuclear Reactions and Radiation 4 -
NE 104A, Radiation Detection Lab - 3
NE 150, Nuclear Reactor Theory - 3
Electives 3, 4 7 6
Total 15 15
     
Senior year Fall Spring

NE 104B Nuclear Engineering Lab 4

2 -
NE 170A, Nuclear Design - 3
Ethics course 2 - 3
Electives 3 13 9
Total 15 15

1Humanities/Social Studies Electives include six courses of at least 3 units each in humanities and social studies selected from an approved list of courses. Two of these courses must fulfill the College of Engineering Reading and Composition requirement. Click for details or go to 308 McLaughlin Hall for a handout.

2Students must take one course with ethics content. This may be fulfilled with BioE 100 or Engin 191, or within the Humanities and Social Studies requirement by taking one of the following courses: Engin 124 or Engin 195; Anthro 156B, 156C; ESPM 161, 162; Philosophy 2, 104, 105, 107; Political Science 108A; Public Policy 170; PACS 155.

3Technical electives must include at least 15 units of upper division Nuc. Eng. courses.

4Students are required to complete a minimum of two of the three NE courses (NE 120, NE 161, and NE 180) before or while taking NE 104B. These courses are included in the 15 NE technical elective units (see footnote 3). Note that prerequisites for NE 161 are either (1) ME 106 and ME 109 or (2) ChemE 150A.

Upper Division Technical Electives
The following groups of electives should help undergraduate students focus their choices on specific professional goals. The electives selected need not be from any single group.

Fission Power Engineering. NE 120, NE 124, ME 106, ME 109 (ChemE 150A may be substituted for ME 106 and ME 109), NE 161, either NE 175 or NE 167

Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Waste Management. NE 120, NE 124, NE 161, NE 175, ChemE 150A-150B, ERG 151

Materials in Nuclear Technology. NE 120, NE 124, ME 106, ME 109 (ChemE 150A may be substituted for ME 106 and ME 109), NE 161, MatSci 102, MatSci 104, MatSci 113

Risk, Safety and Systems Analysis. NE 120, ME 106, ME 109 (ChemE 150A may be substituted for ME 106 and ME 109), NE 161, NE 167, NE 175, Civ Eng 193, IEOR 166

Beam and Accelerator Applications. NE 120, NE 155, NE 180, Physics 110A-110B (or EE 117), Physics 129A-129B, Physics 139, Physics 142

Fusion Power Engineering. NE 120, NE 180, NE 155, Physics 110A-110B, Physics 142

Radiation and Health Physics. NE 120, NE 155, NE 162, NE 180

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