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MEng Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The Nuclear Engineering MEng is part of a multi-campus programme with students in Blacksburg, the greater Washington DC area and online. It covers radiation safety, the nuclear fuel cycle and reactor analysis, with an option in nuclear materials or reactor thermal hydraulics.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Nuclear Engineering  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall, Spring (deadlines Aug 1 for Fall, Jan 5 for Spring)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

12 credits of core courses (Nuclear Reactor Analysis, Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles, Radiation Detection and Shielding, Reactor Thermal Hydraulics or Advanced Nuclear Materials), 3 credits of mathematics and 15 credits of electives such as Nuclear Reactor Safety and Nuclear Plant Systems and Operations. At least 27 credits must be graduate level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School admission: minimum GPA 3.0; 2 letters of recommendation. Test requirements (GRE/GMAT/English proficiency), supplemental materials and deadlines are listed on the programme's catalogue admission tab.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II.

Non-degree applicants may enter for Summer Session, Fall or Spring.

Graduate School deadlines (unless the department sets an earlier one), domestic applicants: Fall August 1, Spring January 1, Summer I May 1, Summer II June 1. International applicants: Fall April 1, Spring September 1, Summer I January 1, Summer II February 1. Application fee $75, non-refundable, submitted with the online application.

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