Nuclear Engineering Minor
The nuclear industry expanded rapidly in the 1960s and early 1970s and during that time hired thousands of engineers and scientists. Those people are now approaching retirement age, and the nuclear industry needs to replace them. Electric utilities, national laboratories and government regulatory agencies need both nuclear engineers and scientists and engineers in other fields who also have some knowledge of nuclear technology. Because so many senior people are retiring, there will be many opportunities for rapid advancement in the nuclear industry over the next several years. Ohio State offers an undergraduate minor in Nuclear Engineering to provide students with the knowledge and skills they will need for many entry-level positions in the nuclear industry.
The undergraduate minor in Nuclear Engineering requires two core courses and two additional courses selected from a list of options.
Required Courses
Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered |
NE 4505 | Nuclear Science and Engineering | 3 | Autumn and Spring |
NE 4536 | Nuclear Reaction System | 3 | Spring |
Additional Courses
Select a minimum of 6-credit hours from the following courses
Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered |
NE 4506 | Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Laboratory | 3 | Autumn |
NE 5606 | Radiation Protection and Shielding | 3 | Autumn and Spring |
NE 5610 | Reactor Safety | 3 | Spring |
NE 5735 | Nuclear Power Plant Operations | 3 | Spring |
NE 5742 | Nuclear Radiations and Measurements | 3 | Spring |
NE 5776 | Radioactive Waste Management/Nuclear Fuel Cycles | 3 | Autumn |
Registering for the Nuclear Engineering Minor
- Complete the Nuclear Engineering Minor Application form
- List the nuclear engineering course projection, including the semester and year each course will be taken.
- Submit the Nuclear Engineering Minor Application Form to Raymond Cao (cao.152@osu.edu)
