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The minor in nuclear engineering consists of 21 credits. It is designed to allow students in other departments (CHEM, CLSE, EGRB, BIOL, PHYS, CMSC, MATH, STAT, ECE) to hybridize their curriculum with nuclear science, engineering and technology to complete this minor during their four-year college degree plan.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| EGMN 351 | Nuclear Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select three courses from: | 9 | |
| Nuclear Reactor Theory | ||
| Radiation Safety and Shielding | ||
| Nuclear Power Plants | ||
| Probabilistic Risk Assessment | ||
| System Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle | ||
| Energy and Sustainability | ||
| Monte Carlo Simulations | ||
| Fast Breeder Reactors | ||
| Select two from: | 6 | |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
| Biology of Cancer I | ||
| Physical Chemistry I | ||
| Atomic and Molecular Structure | ||
| Chemical Reaction Engineering | ||
| Instrumentation Laboratory | ||
| Programming Languages | ||
| Introduction to Data Science | ||
| Biomedical Instrumentation | ||
| Cellular Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields | ||
| Introduction to Integrated Systems Design | ||
| Advanced Digital Systems Design and Analysis | ||
| Power System Analysis | ||
| Numerical Methods | ||
| Mathematical and Computational Modeling | ||
| Electromagnetism I | ||
| Quantum Physics I | ||
| Regression | ||
| Introduction to Statistical Data Science | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Note on prerequisites
Prerequisite for EGMN 351 is MATH 200 with a minimum grade of C or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite for CHEM 101 is MATH 139, MATH 141, MATH 151, MATH 200, MATH 201 or satisfactory score on the VCU mathematics placement test within the one-year period immediately preceding the beginning of the course; and CHEM 100 with a minimum grade of B or satisfactory score on the chemistry placement exam/assessment within the one-year period immediately preceding the beginning of the course.