Overview

The Nuclear Engineering undergraduate program at The University of New Mexico gives the student broad training in the fundamentals of mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering, followed by professional specialty course work involving radiation interaction with matter, radiation transport, radiation detection and protection, nuclear reactor theory and safety, thermalhydraulics and nuclear systems design. Students also select technical electives that allow them to explore in-depth areas of interest in nuclear engineering.
Among the exciting research areas, UNM nuclear engineering professors are studying what happens to the cooling system of a nuclear reactor under severe accident conditions.
Collaborations with national laboratories focus on a variety of areas, including nuclear criticality safety, radiation transport, reactor theory, space nuclear power, and probabilistic risk assessment.

Career Opportunities

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling and manipulating nuclear energy, including nuclear power plant design, fission reactor design, fusion reactor design, reactor control and safety systems design, power transfer systems, containment vessels and structures design; and the analysis of related engineering problems such as fission and fusion processes, human and environmental factors, construction, and operational considerations.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles of Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Engineering Science

Chemical and Biological Engineering
Nuclear Engineering Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission requirements

Must be in good academic standing (cumulative UNM GPA of 2.3 or higher)
Completion of a minimum of 19 credit hours of technical courses required in the first-year curriculum (see below)
A minimum technical GPA of a 2.5 and grades of "C" or better in each of those 19 hours
Completion of English 1110 (or its equivalent) with a "C" or better

Tuition Fee

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International

35126 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35126 USD per year during 48 months.
National

35126 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35126 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11519 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11519 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Albuquerque

870 - 1360 USD /month

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