Program: Nuclear Engineering Certificate - University of Pittsburgh

Requirements

Students must satisfactorily complete five of the following nine courses in order to earn either the graduate or post- baccalaureate certificate in nuclear engineering:

ENGR 2100 - FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING or
ME 2100 - FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING Pre-req: an undergraduate degree in engineering or science.
ENGR 2101 - NUCLEAR CORE DYNAMICS or
ME 2101 - NUCLEAR CORE DYNAMICS Pre-req: ENGR 2100 /ME 2100 or an undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering, work experience in nuclear engineering with instructor’s permission.
ENGR 2103 - INTEGRATION OF NUCLEAR PLANT SYSTEMS WITH THE REACTOR CORE or
ME 2103 - INTEGRATION OF NUCLEAR PLANT SYSTEMS WITH THE REACTOR CORE Pre-req: ENGR 2100 /ME 2100
ENGR 2104 - NUCLEAR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY or
ME 2104 - NUCLEAR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY Pre-req: ENGR 2100 /ME 2100
ENGR 2105 - INTEGRATED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATIONS or
ME 2105 - INTEGRATED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATIONS Pre-req: ENGR 2102 /ME 2102 , ENGR 2103 /ME 2103
ENGR 2106 - NUCLEAR QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT or
ME 2106 - NUCLEAR QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT
ENGR 2107 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND METHODS or
ME 2107 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND METHODS
ENGR 2110 - NUCLEAR MATERIALS or
ME 2110 - NUCLEAR MATERIALS Pre-req: an undergraduate course in materials science or instructor’s permission
ENGR 2112 - NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND RADIOCHEMISTRY or
ME 2112 - NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND RADIOCHEMISTRY
ENGR 2113 - RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT or
ME 2113 - RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT
ENGR 2115 - HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW IN NUCLEAR PLANTS or
ME 2115 - HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW IN NUCLEAR PLANTS Pre-req: an undergraduate course in heat transfer and fluid flow or instructor’s permission.
ENGR 2116 - BOILING WATER REACTOR THERMAL-HYDRAULICS AND SAFETY or
ME 2116 - BOILING WATER REACTOR THERMAL-HYDRAULICS AND SAFETY Pre-req: an undergraduate course in heat transfer and fluid flow or instructor’s permission.
ENGR 2118 - COMPUTATIONAL RADIATION TRANSPORT or
ME 2118 - COMPUTATIONAL RADIATION TRANSPORT
ENGR 2120 - MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NUCLEAR PLANTS or
ME 2120 - MATHEMATICALL MODELING OF NUCLEAR PLANTS
ENGR 2122 - MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES IN NUCLEAR POWER or
ME 2122 - MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES IN NUCLEAR POWER
ENGR 2125 - CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDS or
ME 2125 - CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDS
ENGR 2130 - NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES or
ME 2130 - NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Additional Information

The program will be sufficiently flexible to accommodate students from a wide spectrum of engineering disciplines.

Additional information can be found here:

Who may apply

Practicing engineers currently in or aspiring to a leadership role in the nuclear industry,
Engineering professionals who desire graduate level education in nuclear engineering with a focus on safe nuclear plant operations,
New graduates with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and
Professionals who manage multidisciplinary teams for project design or management in the nuclear industry

How to apply

At the University of Pittsburgh, any student pursuing a Master’s degree in the Swanson School of Engineering may pursue the graduate certificate in nuclear engineering as a focus track. It is also possible for individuals who wish to achieve the certificate only to apply to the program.

Interested students can apply here: https://app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantLogin.asp?id=up-e

Questions

Inquires regarding the graduate certificate in nuclear engineering can be directed to:

Daniel G. Cole, PhD, P.E.: Director of Steven R. Tritch Program in Nuclear Engineering
636 Benedum Hall
dgcole@pitt.edu

Inquires regarding registration can be directed to:

Carolyn Chuha: Mechanical Engineering Graduate Administrator
636 Benedum Hall
Cac90@pitt.edu
412-624-9722