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2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nuclear Engineering Minor

A minor in nuclear engineering is available to any student. Available areas of specialization include reactor physics, nuclear power systems, nuclear fusion, direct energy conversion, neural fuzzy approaches, reactor thermal-hydraulics, nuclear materials and radioactive waste management.

For more information, email the Nuclear Engineering Student Services Office.

Nuclear Engineering Minor Requirements (12 credits)

Required Courses (6 credits)

One group from the following (6 credits)

Notes

  • Provided the above 12 credit hours are successfully completed with a grade of “C” or better in all of the courses, a NE Minor will be awarded.
  • All of the above perscribed minor courses must be taken at Purdue West Lafayette campus to be eligible for the NE Minor.
  • *These are a combination of two upper division NE courses recommended by NE faculty.
  • Minimum Pre-requisities and/or Co-requisites include: MA 16500, MA 16600, MA 26100, MA 26200 (or MA 26500 + MA 26600); PHYS 17200, PHYS 24100 (or PHYS 26100 or PHYS 27200), or ENGR 16200.

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