Minor Program Requirements
Three minors are offered within the Nuclear Engineering academic curriculum to provide students the opportunity to obtain education and training in the nuclear sciences: Nuclear Engineering; Medical and Health Physics, and Radioenvironmental Sciences. Each minor requires a minimum of 15 credits of course work. As background preparation, the Nuclear Engineering minor requires math through differential equations and two semesters of calculus-based physics, and the other two minors the student has had the prerequisites of a minimum of college algebra and two semesters of college physics...
Minor in Nuclear Engineering
The minor in Nuclear Engineering is designed for for students in the College of Engineering who are interested in nuclear power engineering. The minor is satisfied by selecting five courses from the following list (courses denoted with an "*" are required):
- ENGR 2300 - Engineering Thermodynamics* (3)
- NU ENG 2201 - Applications of Nuclear Technology to Society (3)
- NU ENG 4303 - Radiation Safety (3)
- NU ENG 4315 - Energy Systems and Resources* (3)
- NU ENG 4330 - Scientific & Technological Aspects Terrorism & Counter Terrorism (3)
- NU ENG 4346 - Introduction to Reactor Engineering* (3)
- NU ENG 4353 - Introduction to Fusion (3)
- NU ENG 4391 - Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with CHEM 4600) (3)
Minor in Medical/Health Physics
The minor in Medical/Health Physics is designed for students from Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics or related discipline who are interested in the biological effects of radiation in medical utilization and in occupational health and safety. The minor is satisfied by selecting five courses from the following list (courses denoted with an "*" are required):
- NU ENG 2201 - Applications of Nuclear Technology to Society (3)
- NUCMED 3256 - Clinical Nuclear Medicine I (3)
- NU ENG 4303 - Radiation Safety* (3)
- CHEM 4170 - Medicinal Chemistry (3)
- NU ENG 4319 - Physics and Chemistry of Materials (3)
- NU ENG 4328 - Introductory Radiation Biology* (3)
- NUCMED 4329 - Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine (3)
- BIO EN 4570 - Biomedical Imaging (3)
- NU ENG 4391 - Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with CHEM 4600) (3)
- BIOCHM 3630 - General Biochemistry (3)
Minor in Radioenvironmental Sciences
The minor in Radioenvironmental Sciences is designed for students from Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics or related discipline who are interested in radiation in the environment. The minor is satisfied by selecting five courses from the following list (courses denoted with an "*" are required):
- NU ENG 2201 - Applications of Nuclear Technology to Society (3)
- NU ENG 4303 - Radiation Safety* (3)
- NU ENG 4328 - Introductory Radiation Biology* (3)
- NU ENG 4330 - Scientific & Technological Aspects Terrorism & Counter Terrorism (3)
- NU ENG 4350 - Nuclear Methods in Bioenvironmental Studies (3)
- NU ENG 4379 - Particulate Systems Engineering (3)
- NU ENG 4391 - Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with Chem 4600) (3)
- CHEM 3300 - Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (3)
- CHEM 4280 - Environmental Chemistry (3)
- CV ENG 3200 - Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (3)
- CV ENG 4220 - Hazardous Waste Management (3)
- CV ENG 4250 - Environmental Regulation and Compliance (3)