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Home > 2021-22 Undergraduate Guide > 2021-22 Degree requirements > 2021-22 Major programs > 2021-22 Joint majors > 2021-22 Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

2021-22 Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

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Find out more about these majors: Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

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2021-2022 Joint Major Program in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering*
Course Fall Spring
Freshman Year
CHEM 1A – General Chemistry or CHEM 4A – General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis(1)
3-5
–
ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers
–
4
ENGIN 26 – Three-Dimensional Modeling for Design
2
–
MATH 1A – Calculus
4
–
MATH 1B – Calculus
–
4
PHYSICS 7A – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
–
4
Reading & Composition Part A Course(2)
4
–
Reading & Composition Part B Course(2)
–
4
Humanities/Social Science Course(2)
3-4
Total
16-19
16
Sophomore Year
ENGIN 29 – Manufacturing and Design Communication
4
–
MATH 53 – Multivariable Calculus
4
–
MATH 54 – Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
–
4
MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics
–
3
MECENG C85 – Introduction to Solid Mechanics
3
–
MECENG 100 – Electronics for the Internet of Things
–
4
PHYSICS 7B – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
4
–
PHYSICS 7C – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
–
4
Humanities/Social Science Course(2) –
3-4
Total
15
18-19
Junior Year
ENGIN 178 – Statistics and Data Science for Engineers
–
4
MECENG 104 – Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)
3
–
MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
3
–
MECENG 108 – Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
4
–
MECENG 109 – Heat Transfer
–
3
MECENG 132 – Dynamic Systems and Feedback
–
3
NUCENG 100 -Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Technology 3 –
NUCENG 101 – Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
–
4
NUCENG 150 – Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory
–
4
Humanities/Social Science Course with Ethics Content(2)(3)
3-4
–
Total
16-17
18
Senior Year
MECENG 103 – Experimentation and Measurement
4
–
MECENG 102B – Mechatronics Design
–
4
NUCENG 104 – Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
4
–
NUCENG 170A – Nuclear Design:  Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation
–
3
Humanities/Social Science Course(2)
3-4
–
Technical Electives(4) 6
6
Total
17-18
13

 

Notes

1CHEM 4A is intended for students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field.

2The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition (R&C) courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. R&C courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required). The first half (R&C Part A) must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half (R&C Part B) must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See engineering.berkeley.edu/hss for complete details and a list of approved courses.

3Students must take one course with ethics content. This may be fulfilled within the Humanities/Social Studies requirement by taking one of the following courses: ANTHRO 156B; BIOENG 100; ENGIN 125, 157AC, 185; ESPM 161, 162; GEOG 31; IAS 157AC; ISF 100E; L&S 160B; PHILOS 2, 104, 107; SOCIOL 116.

4Technical elective units must include at least 6 units of upper division mechanical engineering courses and 6 units of upper division nuclear engineering courses. Students may receive up to 3 units of technical elective credit for graded research in MECENG H194, MECENG 196 or NUCENG H194. Note: Technical electives cannot include any course taken on a P/NP basis; MECENG 191AC, 190K, 191K.

* A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.

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