Nuclear Engineering Option

The Nuclear Engineering Option consists of a sequence of four courses that are specifically designed to give specialized education useful for working in a variety of nuclear technologies. The course selection integrates the key nuclear-related subjects usually taken as part of an undergraduate degree program in Nuclear Engineering. The courses in the Nuclear Engineering Option provide a well balanced mix of engineering science, nuclear theory, design experience, and hands-on laboratory projects.  The Nuclear Option courses combined with their other required courses give the student all the elements necessary to apply advanced mathematics, science and engineering science, including atomic and nuclear physics, and the transport and interaction of radiation with matter, to nuclear and radiological systems and processes.  Students will be able to work in the areas of analysis and design, and to safely utilize nuclear technology in a variety of areas. The four-course sequence is designed to simultaneously satisfy the bulk of the technical electives required as part of the Chemical Engineering curriculum.