Nuclear Engineering Certificate

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.

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• 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.

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• 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  

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• ENGR 2104 - NUCLEAR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY or
• ME 2104 - NUCLEAR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY Pre-req: ENGR 2100 /ME 2100  

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• 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  

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• ENGR 2106 - NUCLEAR QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT or
• ME 2106 - NUCLEAR QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT

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• ENGR 2107 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND METHODS or
• ME 2107 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ALGORITHMS AND METHODS

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• ENGR 2110 - NUCLEAR MATERIALS or
• ME 2110 - NUCLEAR MATERIALS Pre-req: an undergraduate course in materials science or instructor’s permission

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• ENGR 2112 - NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND RADIOCHEMISTRY or
• ME 2112 - NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND RADIOCHEMISTRY

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• ENGR 2113 - RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT or
• ME 2113 - RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• ENGR 2118 - COMPUTATIONAL RADIATION TRANSPORT or
• ME 2118 - COMPUTATIONAL RADIATION TRANSPORT

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• ENGR 2120 - MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NUCLEAR PLANTS or
• ME 2120 - MATHEMATICALL MODELING OF NUCLEAR PLANTS

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• ENGR 2122 - MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES IN NUCLEAR POWER or
• ME 2122 - MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES IN NUCLEAR POWER

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• ENGR 2125 - CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDS or
• ME 2125 - CASE STUDIES IN NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDS

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• 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:

• http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/nuclear/
• http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/online/
• http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Admissions-Academics/Online-Programs/_Content/Programs/Nuclear—-Certificate/Graduate-Certificate—Nuclear-Engineering-Introduction/

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