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Nuclear Engineering Minor

A minor in nuclear engineering is available through the Big 12 Engineering Consortium. A small group of Big 12 universities offer nuclear engineering courses to students enrolled at any of the Big 12 institutions. For more information on the program, visit the Big 12 Engineering Consortium site. Students who wish to pursue this minor at Texas Tech should see their advisor or the academic dean.

Required Courses

Course Name Campus Location Course Number Fall Spring Summer Credit Hours
Thermodynamics I Texas Tech ME 2322 Yes Yes Yes 3 hours
Physics II Texas Tech PHYS 2401 Yes Yes Yes 4 hours
Intro to Nuclear Engineering Texas Tech
Kansas State*
ME 4390
NE 495
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
3 hours
Energy Systems Texas Tech
Missouri-Columbia*
ME 4360
NE 4315
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
3 hours
Nuclear Reactor Engineering/Theory Texas-Austin*
Texas A&M*
ME 361
NUEN 301
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
3 hours
Radiation Protection and Shielding Kansas State* NE 690 No Yes No 3 hours
            Required - 19 hours

*Distance learning courses offered by the respective universities. Register for these courses with your advisor at Texas Tech University.