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 2102 - NUCLEAR PLANT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL or
• ME 2102 - NUCLEAR PLANT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL Pre-req: ENGR 2101 /ME 2101 

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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.

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.

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