Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Engineering

Eligibility & Mission

The objective of the graduate certificate in Nuclear Engineering is to provide graduate students and professional, non-degree students from various engineering and science departments at MU with a unique opportunity to develop expertise in nuclear engineering that will enhance their job opportunities in the nuclear field.

Certificate Requirements

Students will be required to take the 12 credit hours of course work from the Nuclear Engineering degree program curriculum. Co-listed courses with the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute classes may be considered toward this requirement.

Counting Credits

As permitted by the University Policy regarding Graduate Certificate offerings, a maximum of 6 credit hours may be counted for both degree course credit within their department and the Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Engineering. However, total credit hours needed to to complete their degree need not exceed departmental or Graduate School requirements.

Plan of Study

Students will be required to take courses that broaden their knowledge and understanding in nuclear engineering. A student’s adviser and graduate committee from the host department and the director of graduate studies in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute will approve the courses.

The selection of courses is restricted to 7000 or above and all courses must be successfully completed with a final grade of B or above. Students should take at least one course from the Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Detection and Dosimetry and Nuclear and Atomic Physics clusters below. The student may choose their fourth course from either Basic Radiation Sciences or one of the other three clusters.