Education --> Degree Plan:
NSSPI offers a M.S. degree with a specialization in nonproliferation, the degree requirements for which are listed here. We also collaborate with the Bush School to offer a Certificate in Homeland Security; information on this program may be found here
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In addition, the M.S. degree requires completion of a master's thesis.
For a printable PDF version of this degree plan, click here
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DEGREE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
(NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION SPECIALIZATION)
| Term | Course Designation and Title | Credit Hours |
| Fall Year 1 | NUEN 650: Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control | 3 |
| NUEN 601: Nuclear Reactor Theory | 3 | |
| NUEN 605: Radiation Detection and Nuclear Materials Measurement | 3 | |
| NUEN 681: Seminar | 1 | |
| NUEN 685: Independent Study | 2 | |
| *** | ||
| Spring Year 1 | NUEN 604: Nuclear Radiation Shielding | 3 |
| NUEN 606: Nuclear Reactor Analysis and Experimentation | 4 | |
| NUEN 651: Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Nuclear Material Safeguards | 3 | |
| NUEN 681: Seminar | 1 | |
| NUEN 691: Research | 1 | |
| *** | ||
| Fall Year 2 | NUEN 656: Critical Analysis of Nuclear Security Data | 4 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| NUEN 691: Research | 2 | |
| *** | ||
| Total | 36 | |
In addition, the M.S. degree requires completion of a master's thesis.
For a printable PDF version of this degree plan, click here