Nuclear Engineering

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The Berkeley Master of Engineering Program curriculum integrates engineering coursework with classes in leadership and core management concepts. You tackle actual industry challenges through case studies and your capstone project.

Nuclear Engineering has re-emerged as an exciting and vigorous field for graduate study. Energy and energy policy are now nationally visible topics, and research in fission and fusion energy is growing with new efforts toward the development of Generation IV fission reactor systems and work in magnetic and inertial confinement fusion under the DOE Fusion Roadmap. UC Berkeley leads in these fields, as well as in radioactive waste management and applications of nuclear science and technology such as the design of methodologies and systems to counter the possible transport of clandestine nuclear materials, and applications in the biomedical and radiological sciences. We advise digging into the UCBNE web site, since the most interesting information on the current activities in the department can be found in the home pages of the faculty and research groups.

Nuclear Engineering Course Requirements:

• 12 units of 200 level NE graduate courses in area of concentration.

• Courses must be taken for a letter grade

Core Leadership Course Requirements:

• 6 units of 200 level courses consisting of:Engineering Leadership I (3), Engineering Leadership II (3)

Capstone Project Course Requirements:

• 5 units of 296M A-B:2 units during the fall semester, 3 units during the spring semester,
• 2 units of 295 (Capstone Integration): 1 unit during the fall semester, 1 unit during the spring semester

The minimum graduate admission requirements are:A bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;A minimum grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;Official GRE Scores;Enough undergraduate and/ or professional training to do graduate work in the given fieldOfficial TranscriptsLetters of RecommendationThe Statement of PurposeThe Personal History Statement Admission to the graduate program in nuclear engineering is available to qualified individuals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in one of the fields of engineering or the physical sciences. For all programs, required preparation in undergraduate coursework includes mathematics through partial differential equations and advanced analysis, nuclear reactions, and thermodynamics. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 TOEFL iBT® test: 90

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Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• Flexible study schedule
• Experienced teachers
• Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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