Bachelor of Science in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering - Radiological Science and Engineering concentration
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Wellness Requirement | ||
APPH 1040 | Scientific Foundations of Health | 2 |
or APPH 1050 | The Science of Physical Activity and Health | |
or APPH 1060 | Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience | |
Core IMPACTS | ||
Institutional Priority | ||
CS 1371 | Computing for Engineers | 3 |
Mathematics and Quantitative Skills | ||
MATH 1552 | Integral Calculus 1 | 4 |
Political Science and U.S. History | ||
HIST 2111 | The United States to 1877 | 3 |
or HIST 2112 | The United States since 1877 | |
or INTA 1200 | American Government in Comparative Perspective | |
or POL 1101 | Government of the United States | |
or PUBP 3000 | American Constitutional Issues | |
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | ||
Any HUM 2 | 6 | |
Communicating in Writing | ||
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences | ||
PHYS 2211 | Introductory Physics I | 4 |
PHYS 2212 | Introductory Physics II | 4 |
MATH 1551 | Differential Calculus 1 | 2 |
MATH 1553 | Introduction to Linear Algebra 1 | 2 |
or MATH 1554 | Linear Algebra | |
or MATH 1564 | Linear Algebra with Abstract Vector Spaces | |
Social Sciences | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Economic Analysis and Policy Problems | ||
The Global Economy | ||
Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Any SS 2 | 6 | |
Field of Study | ||
CHEM 1310 | Principles of General Chemistry for Engineers 4 | 4 |
MATH 2551 | Multivariable Calculus 1 | 4 |
MATH 2552 | Differential Equations 1 | 4 |
MSE 2001 | Principles and Applications of Engineering Materials | 3 |
NRE 2120 | Elements of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering | 3 |
Major Requirements | ||
Ethics Requirement 2 | ||
NRE 3026 | Experimental Nuclear Reactor Physics | 3 |
NRE 3112 | Nuclear Radiation Detection | 3 |
NRE 3208 | Nuclear Reactor Phys I | 3 |
NRE 3301 | Radiation Physics | 3 |
NRE 3316 | Radiation Protection Engineering | 3 |
NRE 4350 | Design Methods & Tools | 3 |
NRE 4351 | Design of Nuclear and Radiological Systems | 3 |
Non-NRE Requirements | ||
COE 2001 | Statics | 2 |
ECE 3710 | Circuits and Electronics | 2 |
ECE 3741 | Instrumentation and Electronics Lab | 1 |
ISYE 3025 | Essentials of Engineering Economy | 1 |
ME 3322 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
ME 3340 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
MATH 3670 | Probability and Statistics with Applications | 3 |
or ECE 3077 | Prob/Stats for ECE | |
or ISYE 3770 | Statistics and Applications | |
Radiological Science and Engineering Concentration requirements 5 | ||
NRE 4328 | Radiation Sources and Applications | 3 |
Select two courses: | 6 | |
Introduction to Radiobiology and Oncology | ||
Diagnostic Imaging Physics | ||
NRE 4803 | Nuclear Safeguards | |
Math/Science Elective 6 | 3 | |
Engineering Elective 7 | 3 | |
Free Electives | ||
Free Electives (1000-level or higher) 8 | 3 | |
Free Electives (2000-level or higher) 9 | 9 | |
Total Credit Hours | 126 |
No Pass-Fail courses allowed except for Ethics overlay requirement.
Students must earn a minimum Major GPA of 2.0 (truncated). Major GPA includes all required NRE and ME classes plus classes used for the concentration. If a class is repeated, only the last grade is included in the calculation.
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Minimum grade C
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Ethics Overlay may be Core IMPACTS Arts, Humanities & Ethics or Social Sciences and can be any course from the GT-approved list: http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/ethics/.
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Students can receive credit for only one of ECON 2100, ECON 2101, ECON 2105 and ECON 2106. The only exception is that students can receive 6 hours credit for both ECON 2105 and ECON 2106.
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CHEM 1211K can substitute for CHEM 1310. CHEM 1211K and CHEM 1212K are recommended for pre-health students.
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Students must satisfy the requirements of EITHER the Nuclear Engineering (NE) Concentration or the Radiological Science and Engineering (RSE) Concentration. NE Concentration requires ME 3345, NRE 4210, and NRE 4214; RSE Concentration requires NRE 4328 and two courses from the following list: NRE 4750, NRE 4803 (Nuclear Safeguards), and NRE 4407. Students may complete both Concentrations using free or engineering electives.
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Any Math or Science at 2000 level or higher with the exception of selected 1000-level courses: BIOS 1107/BIOS 1107L, BIOS 1108/BIOS 1108L, and CHEM 1212K.
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Engineering Elective is any class from the College of Engineering at the 2000-level or higher excluding: ME 3141, ME 3700, ME 3720, ME 3743, ME 3744, ME 4741, ME 4742, and ME 4753. Also excludes project-type courses such as VIP, and 2699, 2903, 4699, 4903 classes. Cannot duplicate any other material used to satisfy the BSNRE degree requirements.
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Free 1XXX: Cannot duplicate any other material used to satisfy the BSNRE degree requirements.
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Free 2XXX: At least 9 hours of free electives must be at the 2000 level or above with the exception of 4 hours that may be satisfied with one of the following: BIOS 1107/BIOS 1107L, BIOS 1108/BIOS 1108L, or CHEM 1212K. Cannot duplicate any other material used to satisfy the BSNRE degree requirements