Online Courses in Nuclear Engineering
Courses are offered by leading university professors at Kansas State University, Texas A&M, and University of Missouri. You must enroll in a member institution to be eligible to take classes through the UEA.
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2017 Fall
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Master of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering
for Navy Personnel Kansas State University MS Degree* 2017 Fall
2018 Spring
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Course Descriptions - Current and Future Offerings
Applied Reactor Physics (K-State, spring even years)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate.
Elements of Nuclear Engineering (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This survey course covers the following: nuclear engineering concepts and applications, including nuclear reactions, radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, reactor physics, risk and dose assessment, applications in medicine, industry, agriculture, and research.
Energy Systems and Resources (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. General overview of energy systems, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and advances in energy applications.
Engineering Analysis I (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering, emphasis is on discrete systems.
Engineering Analysis II (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
Nonproliferation Issues for Weapons of Mass Destruction (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. Nonproliferation and impact on technology and world events.
Neutronics (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. The course will include particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis. It includes a discussion of differential cross sections and derivation of the neutron transport equation, a review of numerical methods for solving the neutron transport equation, and a brief discussion of transient analysis. Derivation of the neutron diffusion equation from the neutron transport equation, solutions of fixed-source and criticality problems, and multi-group diffusion theory will be covered. An introduction to perturbation techniques, the reciprocity principle, and neutron slowing down theory will also be addressed. Students should have previously been exposed to neutron diffusion theory. Individual reviews may be requested by those who did not go through Kansas State University's nuclear engineering program.
Nuclear Reactor Theory (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is a detailed introduction to neutron diffusion theory, neutron moderation, neutron thermalization, and criticality conditions of nuclear reactors.
Radiation Protection and Shielding (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course covers the basic concepts of radiation protection, doses, associated risks, and exposure limits; properties of natural and other radiation sources, and evaluation of internal and external doses; and techniques for shield design including ray, point kernel, and transport theories for both neutrons and gamma rays.
Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism (MU)
3 credits, undergrad or Grad credit. Terrorism has been a familiar tool of political conflict, and it has assumed greater importance during the past twenty years. This subject has been treated by political scientists in various forms, but the scientific and technological aspects of different forms of terrorism cannot be found in a single place. It is important for persons who propose counter measures to understand the basics of different types of terrorism such as for instance the nature of chemical agents, their properties such as toxicity, etc. in order to build better defense systems.
Applied Reactor Physics (K-State, spring even years)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate.
Elements of Nuclear Engineering (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This survey course covers the following: nuclear engineering concepts and applications, including nuclear reactions, radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, reactor physics, risk and dose assessment, applications in medicine, industry, agriculture, and research.
Energy Systems and Resources (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. General overview of energy systems, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and advances in energy applications.
Engineering Analysis I (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. Methods of analysis employed in the solution of problems selected from various branches of engineering, emphasis is on discrete systems.
Engineering Analysis II (K-State)
3 credits, graduate.
Nonproliferation Issues for Weapons of Mass Destruction (MU)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. Nonproliferation and impact on technology and world events.
Neutronics (K-State)
3 credits, graduate. The course will include particle transport, theories of diffusion, numerical analysis of diffusion, transient core analysis. It includes a discussion of differential cross sections and derivation of the neutron transport equation, a review of numerical methods for solving the neutron transport equation, and a brief discussion of transient analysis. Derivation of the neutron diffusion equation from the neutron transport equation, solutions of fixed-source and criticality problems, and multi-group diffusion theory will be covered. An introduction to perturbation techniques, the reciprocity principle, and neutron slowing down theory will also be addressed. Students should have previously been exposed to neutron diffusion theory. Individual reviews may be requested by those who did not go through Kansas State University's nuclear engineering program.
Nuclear Reactor Theory (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate or graduate. This course is a detailed introduction to neutron diffusion theory, neutron moderation, neutron thermalization, and criticality conditions of nuclear reactors.
Radiation Protection and Shielding (K-State)
3 credits, undergraduate. This course covers the basic concepts of radiation protection, doses, associated risks, and exposure limits; properties of natural and other radiation sources, and evaluation of internal and external doses; and techniques for shield design including ray, point kernel, and transport theories for both neutrons and gamma rays.
Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism (MU)
3 credits, undergrad or Grad credit. Terrorism has been a familiar tool of political conflict, and it has assumed greater importance during the past twenty years. This subject has been treated by political scientists in various forms, but the scientific and technological aspects of different forms of terrorism cannot be found in a single place. It is important for persons who propose counter measures to understand the basics of different types of terrorism such as for instance the nature of chemical agents, their properties such as toxicity, etc. in order to build better defense systems.
