Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Course Plan
Nuclear engineering includes the use of radiation in medicine for treatment and diagnostics; design, development and operation of nuclear power systems; numeric simulation of nuclear systems; health physics and radiation protection; biomedical engineering and radiation imaging; nondestructive examination of materials and structures using radiation techniques; nuclear energy for space power and propulsion; and using radiation in food processing, industrial processing and manufacturing control.
About This Major
- College: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering
- Hours for the Degree: 127
- Minor: Yes
- Combined-Degree Program:Yes
Overview
A full complement of experimental facilities is available, including a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory and particle transport and distributed computing laboratories for nuclear systems simulations. The department also has specialized nuclear instrumentation and the Florida Institute of Nuclear Security and Detection (FINDS).
Students should concentrate several electives in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study. These electives, chosen with an adviser, allow option area specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and biological systems.
Mission
The program will provide quality education and conduct nationally recognized research in nuclear and radiological engineering to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.
Critical Tracking
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for entry to each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
SEMESTER 1
- Complete 1 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts: CHM 2045 or CHM 2095; CHM 2046 or CHM 2096 or BSC 2010;
MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 2
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 3
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 4
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
SEMESTER 5
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C in each course within two attempts
- 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Model Semester Plan
Students are expected to complete the general education international (GE-N) and diversity (GE-D) requirements. This is often done concurrently with another general education requirement (typically, GE-C, H or S).
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student’s academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Select either CHM 2045 or CHM 2095: | ||
| General Chemistry 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 | |
| Chemistry for Engineers 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 | |
| CHM 2045L | General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | 1 |
| ENU 1000 | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering | 1 |
| MAC 2311 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Mathematics) | 4 |
| State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement: 6,000 words 1 | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| ENC 3246 | Professional Communication for Engineers (Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement: 6,000 words) | 3 |
| IUF 1000 | What is the Good Life (Gen Ed Humanities) | 3 |
| MAC 2312 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics) | 4 |
| PHY 2048 | Physics with Calculus 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 |
| PHY 2048L | Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 1 (Gen Ed Biological and Physical Sciences) | 1 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| ENU 4934 | Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering | 1 |
| MAC 2313 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics) | 4 |
| PHY 2049 | Physics with Calculus 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 |
| PHY 2049L | Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 2 (Gen Ed Biological and Physical Sciences) | 1 |
| STA 3032 | Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| Select either ARH 2000 or THE 2000: | ||
| Art Appreciation: American Diversity and Global Arts (State Core Gen Ed Humanities with Diversity) | 3 | |
| Theatre Appreciation (State Core Gen Ed Humanities with Diversity) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| Select either BSC 2010 or CHM 2046 or CHM 2096: | ||
| Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 | |
| General Chemistry 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 | |
| Chemistry for Engineers 2 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences) | 3 | |
| COP 2271 | Computer Programming for Engineers | 2 |
| EGM 2511 | Engineering Mechanics: Statics | 3 |
| EML 3100 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MAP 2302 | Elementary Differential Equations (Critical Tracking) | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| EGM 3520 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3010 | Materials | 3 |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences with International; Writing Requirement: 6,000 words | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| EEL 3003 | Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| EGN 3353C | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| EGS 4034 | Engineering Ethics and Professionalism | 1 |
| ENU 4001 | Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1 | 4 |
| ENU 4605 | Radiation Interactions and Sources 1 | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| EML 4140 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ENU 4103 | Reactor Analysis and Computation 1: Statics | 4 |
| ENU 4144 | Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Systems 1 | 3 |
| ENU 4800 | Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Materials | 3 |
| atechnical elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| ENU 4134 | Reactor Thermal Hydraulics | 4 |
| ENU 4191 | Elements of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Design | 1 |
| ENU 4612 | Nuclear Radiation Detection and Instrumentation | 3 |
| ENU 4612L | Nuclear Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Laboratory | 1 |
| ENU 4630 | Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Shielding | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Nine | ||
| ENU 4145 | Risk Assessment for Radiation Systems | 3 |
| ENU 4192 | Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Design | 3 |
| ENU 4505L | Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Laboratory 1 (Writing Requirement: 4,000 words) | 3 |
| ENU 4641C | Applied Radiation Protection (Writing Requirement: 2,000 words) | 2 |
| Technical elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 127 | |
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ACT/SAT Placement scores do not exempt this requirement. |