Minor in Nuclear Engineering
The minor assumes that students will have a background in mathematics and physics equivalent to that covered in the first two years of the engineering curriculum. Specifically, students are required to complete the following pre-requisites: PHYS 101 Fundamentals of Physics I; PHYS 102 Fundamentals of Physics II; ENGR 210 Introduction to Thermodynamics and ENGR 220 Fundamentals of Materials. Courses taken to meet these pre-requisite requirements will not count toward the minor.
| Required Courses | ||
| ECEP 401 | Radiation Detection & Control | 3.0 |
| ECEP 402 | Theory of Nuclear Reactors | 4.0 |
| ECEP 404/MEM 371 | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering | 2.0 |
| ECEP 406 | Introduction to Radiation Health Principles | 3.0 |
| MATE 450 | The Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Materials | 3.0 |
| PHYS 330 | Introduction to Nuclear Physics | 2.0 |
| Select 9.0 credits from at least two of the following principal areas | 9.0 | |
| Industrial Applications Electives | ||
| Nuclear Power Plant Design & Operation | ||
| Power Plant Design | ||
| Applications of Thermal Plasmas | ||
| Applications of Non-Thermal Plasmas | ||
| Power Engineering Electives | ||
| Electric Motor Control Principles | ||
| Energy Management Principles | ||
| Power Systems I | ||
| Power Systems II | ||
| Nuclear & Thermal Engineering & Science Electives | ||
| Fundamentals of Plasmas I | ||
| Fundamentals of Plasmas II | ||
| Materials Electives | ||
| Introduction to Mechanical Behavior of Materials | ||
| Defects in Solids | ||
| Structure and Characterization of Crystalline Materials | ||
| Mechanical Behavior of Solids | ||
| Transport Phenomena Electives | ||
| Process Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Process Heat Transfer | ||
| Transport Phenomena | ||
| Fluid Flow and Transport | ||
| Introduction to Fluid Flow | ||
| Basic Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Heat Transfer | ||
| Simulation Electives | ||
| Computational Physics I | ||
| Computational Physics II | ||
| Advanced Computational Physics | ||
| Total Credits | 26.0 | |
The Nuclear Engineering minor is open to all engineering majors. The minor consists of a minimum of six required courses for 17.0 credits and an additional 9.0 credits of elective courses.
Additional Information
Additional information about the minor is available on the ECE Department website.
Timothy P. Kurzweg, PhD
Associate Professor
Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bossone Research Center, Suite 313
3120-40 Market Street
advising@ece.drexel.edu
Amy Ruymann, MS
Assistant Director – Undergraduate Advising
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bossone Research Center Suite 313
advising@ece.drexel.edu
To make an appointment, please call 215.895.2241
Drop-in hours: Mon - Fri 1:30 - 2:30
