Minor in Nuclear Engineering

Three Nuclear minors are offered within the College of Engineering that provide students the opportunity to obtain education and training in the nuclear sciences. These minors are open to students in a variety of colleges and all disciplines of engineering.

• Nuclear Engineering
• Medical and Health Physics
• Radioenvironmental Sciences.

Each minor requires a minimum of 15 credits of course work from the respective list of courses. The Nuclear Engineering minor requires math through differential equations and two semesters of calculus-based physics. The other two minors require at least college algebra and two semesters of college physics.

* Indicates required course

Minor in Nuclear Engineering:

This minor is designed for students who are interested in nuclear power engineering careers.

• ENGR 2300: Engineering Thermodynamics* (3)
• NU ENG 2303: Harnessing the Atom in Everyday Life: Fulfilling Madame Curie’s Dream (3)
• NU ENG 4303: Radiation Safety (3)
• NU ENG 4315: Energy Systems and Resources* (3)
• NU ENG 4330: Scientific & Technological Aspects of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)
• NU ENG 4346: Introduction to Reactor Engineering* (3)
• NU ENG 4353: Introduction to Fusion (3)
• NU ENG 4391: Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with CHEM 4600) (3)

Minor in Medical and Health Physics:

Students interested in the biological effects of radiation in medical utilization and in occupational health and safety can choose from the following list of courses to satisfy requirements:

• NU ENG 2201:  Applications of Nuclear Technology to Society (3)
• NU ENG 4303: Radiation Safety* (3)
• NU ENG 4319:  Physics and Chemistry of Materials (3)
• NU ENG 4328:  Introductory Radiation Biology* (3)
• CHEM 4170: Medicinal Chemistry (3)
• NUC MED 3256:  Clinical Nuclear Medicine I (2)
• NUC MED 4329: Radiopharmaceuticals In Nuclear Medicine (3)
• BIO ENG 4570:  Biomedical Imaging (3)
• NU ENG 4391: Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with CHEM 4600) (3)
• BIO CHEM 3630:  General Biochemistry (3)

Minor in Radioenvironmental Sciences:

This minor is designed for stu­dents who are interested in radiation in the environment.

• NU ENG 4303: Radiation Safety* (3)
• NU ENG 4328:  Introductory Radiation Biology* (3)
• NU ENG 4330: Scientific & Technological Aspects of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)
• NU ENG 4350: Nuclear Methods in Bioenvironmental Studies* (3)
• NU ENG 4379: Particulate Systems Engineering (3)
• NU ENG 4391: Nuclear Radiation Detection* (co-taught with CHEM 4600) (3)
• CHEM 3300:  Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 4280:  Environmental Chemistry (3)
• CV ENG 3200:  Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (3)
• CV ENG 4220:  Hazardous Waste Management (3)
• CV EGR 4250:  Environmental Regulation and Compliance (3)

• Contact:

  Dr. Paul Chan
  Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
  573-882-7564
  ChanP@missouri.edu

  Dr. William Miller
  Professor of Nuclear Engineering
  573-884-2332
  MillerW@missouri.edu