Undergraduate programs

ABET Program

Overview

The Nuclear Engineering (B.S.) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET http://www.abet.org/, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Nuclear and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The ABET program is designed to prepare out students to begin a lifetime of technical achievement and professional leadership in academia, government, the national laboratories, and industry.

Questions about the program?

Speak with Nuclear Engineering Student Services Advisor

Amanda Gill

Contact ESS Advisor

Andrea Cobar

Syllabi of Core Courses

Course Title

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Reactions and Radiation

Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory

Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory

Nuclear Design: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation

Units

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

Student Outcomes

The Department of Nuclear Engineering has designed its curriculum and advising to ensure the graduating students achieve seven key outcomes.

Graduates of the Department of Nuclear Engineering's undergraduate program will have:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

To ensure that we achieve these key outcomes, every NE course has a clearly defined set of outcomes that overlap the seven listed above.

The table below shows which NE required and elective courses satisfy each of the seven NE educational outcomes.

 

Course(s)
ABET Student Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Nuc Eng 100, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering X X X
Nuc Eng 101, Nuclear Reactions and Radiation X X X X X
Nuc Eng 150, Nuclear Reactor Theory X X X
Nuc Eng 104, Radiation Detection Lab X X X
Nuc Eng 170A, Nuclear Design X X X X X X X
Ethics course requirement X X
Humanities and Social Science Electives X X

Student Services Advisor

Amanda Gill
agill[at]berkeley.edu
4149 Etcheverry Hall