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Undergraduate Minor in Nuclear Engineering:

General:

This minor is available to students from any department who meet the prerequisites.

Prerequisites:

  1. Mathematics 1A, 1B, 53, 54
  2. Physics 7A, 7B, 7C
  3. E45, Properties of Materials

Required Courses:

Course

Units

Title

Prerequisites

NE101

4

Nuclear Reactions and Radiation

Physics 7C

NE162

3

Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry

NE101, or Consent of instructor

Students will also be required to take three additional courses from the following list:

Course

Units

Title

Prerequisites

NE107

3

Introduction to Imaging

NE101 and 104A, or Consent of instructor

NE104A

4

Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory

NE101 or equivalent or Consent of instructor, NE150 recommended

NE120

3

Nuclear Materials

E45, and an upper-division course in thermodynamics, or Consent of instructor

NE124

3

Radioactive Waste Management

E117 or equivalent, or Consent of instructor

NE150

3

Nuclear Reactor Theory

NE101, Math53 and 54

NE155

3

Introduction to Numerical Simulation in Radiation Transport

Math 53 and 54

NE161

3

Nuclear Power Engineering

Courses in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, junior-level course in thermodynamics, or Consent of instructor

NE170B

3

Nuclear Design: Design in Bio-Nuclear, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy

NE162, NE107, or Consent of instructor

NE175

3

Methods of Risk Analysis

Consent of instructor

NE180

3

Introduction to Controlled Fusion

Physics 7C

The entry GPA requirement for NE minor is 3.0.

  • These upper-division NE courses must each be taken for a letter grade.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for upper division courses applied to the NE minor program.

For information contact: Professor J. Ahn, 4157 Etcheverry Hall, ahn@nuc.berkeley.edu

 
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