Nuclear Science Minor Nuclear Science Minor Nuclear science studies energy released by the atomic nucleus. Applications extend into the fields of electric power, medicine, nuclear weapons, and nuclear weapons effects.Offered by the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering. Breadcrumb academics majors and minors nuclear science minor academics-sidebarnav MENU Academic Program Majors & Minors Annual Theme Enrichment Opportunities Internships Study Abroad Scholars Program Service Academy Exchange Program Departments Overview Program Enrichment This interdisciplinary minor aims to produce graduates who understand clearly the benefits and risks of nuclear technologies. It draws widely from mathematics, physics, and mechanics, with special emphasis on applied physics and the thermal-hydraulic aspects of mechanical engineering. The management of engineering is also addressed through decision analysis and economic analysis. The nuclear engineering student will gain a broad background for graduate school and Army assignments requiring expertise in mechanical engineering, applied radiation physics, nuclear weapons and weapons effects, or various related topics.To learn more about this area of study, visit the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering. Required CoursesNE300 FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR ENGR NE355 NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING NE452 INSTRUMENTATION AND SHIELDINGSample ElectivesNE361 COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN IN NE NE474 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETYNE350 RADIOLOGICAL ENGR DESIGNNE361 COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN IN NENE450 NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTSNE350 RADIOLOGICAL ENGR DESIGNNE450 NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS NE474 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETYTo learn more, view the full Nuclear Science minor curriculum. Cadets who minor in nuclear engineering have the opportunity to:Work with the West Point Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center.Apply for a summer Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) program, a USMA-run academic enrichment experience.Apply for American Nuclear Society’s Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society membership.To learn more about enrichment for this area of study, visit the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering or the Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center.