Overview

All candidates will be required to demonstrate general competence in a comprehensive examination in the areas of engineering science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and nuclear engineering. The Nuclear Engineering program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Energy Science and Engineering Concentration

This concentration is offered in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education (CIRE). The CIRE is a joint effort between the Tickle College of Engineering, other UT colleges, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The students who wish to pursue this concentration will normally have completed 6 Core credit hours, 3 credit hours of Knowledge Breadth, and 6 credit hours of Knowledge Specialization coursework (minimum 15 credit hours) specified under the Energy Science and Engineering major, (PhD) program.

Programme Structure

The first part of the comprehensive examination is prepared by the nuclear engineering faculty and consists of 6 credit hours of written examination that is administered over a two-day period. All past written examinations are filed in the library and students are encouraged to review them.

Students are invited to take the written examination after completing approximately 30 credit hours of graduate course work. A student who fails the written examination must take and pass the examination the next time it is offered to remain in the PhD program. Registration for NE 600 is not permitted until the written examination is passed.

The second part of the comprehensive examination is completed with the successful oral defense of a written dissertation proposal.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Deadline:

Fall February 1

Spring June 15

Summer October 15

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nuclear Engineering View 16 other PhDs in Nuclear Engineering in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

The completed online Graduate Application for Admission

A non-refundable application fee

One unofficial transcript from all colleges and universities attended submitted on-line at the time of application to the Graduate School

The submission of official transcripts and degree certificates

Departmental application

Reference letters or rating forms

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Knoxville

885 - 1454 USD /month

Living costs

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