Nuclear Engineering Minor

Campus

Knoxville

Minor requirements

The minor consists of at least 14 credit hours.

• Required Courses (5 credit hours)

• NE 200 - Introduction to Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 2 Credit Hours
• NE 433 - Principles of Health Physics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select at least 6 credit hours from the following:

• NE 340 - Materials Science and Engineering Mechanics for Nuclear Materials 3 Credit Hours

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• NE 342 - Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics 3 Credit Hours or
• NE 347 - Honors: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics 3 Credit Hours

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• NE 351 - Nuclear System Dynamics, Instrumentation, and Controls 3 Credit Hours or
• NE 357 - Honors: Nuclear System Dynamics and Control 3 Credit Hours

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• NE 404 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle 3 Credit Hours or
• NE 447 - Honors: Nuclear Fuel Cycle 3 Credit Hours

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• NE 406 - Radiation Shielding 3 Credit Hours
• NE 415 - Introduction to Radiochemistry 3 Credit Hours
• NE 416 - Introduction to Radiochemistry Lab 1 Credit Hours
• NE 421 - Introduction to Nuclear Criticality Safety 3 Credit Hours
• NE 440 - Nuclear Fuels and Materials Behavior 3 Credit Hours
• NE 441 - Corrosion in Nuclear Power Systems 3 Credit Hours
• NE 460 - Introduction to Fusion Technology 3 Credit Hours
• NE 470 - Nuclear Reactor Theory 3 Credit Hours
• NE 485 - Process System Reliability and Safety 3 Credit Hours
• NE 486 - Nuclear Licensing 3 Credit Hours
• NE 490 - Radiation Biology 3 Credit Hours

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• Select 1 course from the following:

• IE 200 - Engineering Statistics 3 Credit Hours
• CBE 240 - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer 4 Credit Hours
• STAT 251 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours
• MSE 260 - Materials Engineering Thermodynamics 4 Credit Hours

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• ECE 313 - Probability and Random Variables 3 Credit Hours or
• ECE 317 - Honors: Probability and Random Variables 3 Credit Hours

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• ME 331 - Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hours