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Undergraduate Program for Specialty in Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Time:December 21, 2021 Editor:Tang Shiqing Source:



Ⅰ.Program Objectives

This program aims to cultivate students with good scientific quality, humanistic accomplishment, healthy physical and mental quality. The students shall be trained to enhance abilities in the following aspects, such as nuclear engineering and technology related research and applications, practical engineering, knowledge acquisition, team operation, organization and management, innovation and international perspective. After four years training, the graduates should be qualified as professional specialists and innovative talents in the positions related to scientific research, engineering design, technique development, operation and management in the area of nuclear engineering and technology.


Ⅱ.Learning Outcomes

Students of this degree will acquire:

1. The students should be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, engineering fundamentals and expertise to solve complex engineering problems.

2. The students should be able to apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural science and engineering science to identify, express and analyze complex engineering problems through literature research, so as to derive effective conclusions.

3. The students should be able to provide solutions of complex problems in the fields of nuclear engineering and technology, they should also be able to design nuclear power systems, components and nuclear instruments. Such designs should include innovations, as well as multiple factors related to the fields of society, health, safety, regulation, culture and environment.

4. Based on the scientific principles and methodologies, The students should be able to investigate complex problems existed in the areas of nuclear engineering and technology. Such investigation includes the design of experiment, the analysis of data, and the summary of effective conclusions via comprehensive information.

5. The students should be able to develop, select and utilize appropriate techniques, resources, advanced engineering and information tools to analyze complex nuclear engineering and technology problems. The analysis includes prediction and simulation, with the awareness of the limitations.

6.  Based on the background and fundamentals, the students should be able to appropriately analyze and estimate the impacts caused by the proposed solution (related to nuclear engineering and technology) in the aspects of society, health, safety, laws and culture, they should also be aware of the responsibility they would undertake.

7. The students should be able to understand and evaluate the impacts of practical engineering (related to the nuclear engineering and technology) on the sustainable development of environment and society.

8. The students should be qualified with humanities and social sciences literacy, as well as the social responsibility, they should also be able to understand and strictly follow the professional ethics and regulations, fulfill their responsibility.

9. The students should be able to take part in any multidisciplinary team and demonstrate their abilities

10. Related to complex engineering problems, the students should be able to communicate effectively with industry peers and the public, including the preparation of reports and designs, the presentation, the logistic expressions and responses. The students should also be possessed of international attitude, which helps the worldwide, cross-cultural communications.

11. The students should be able to understand and grasp the principles of engineering management and the decision-make methods of economy, extending them to the applications of multidiscipline background.

12. The students should have the consciousness and abilities of self-learning, continuous learning, as well as adaptive improvement.


Ⅲ.Program Highlights

With nuclear energy and application of nuclear technology as its engineering background, combined with the science of heat fluid, this program gives consideration to cultivate high-level talents with solid foundation, broad knowledge and excellent practical and innovative skills.


Ⅳ.Main Discipline

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermal Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Automatic Technique


Ⅴ.Program Length and Degree

Program Length: 4 years

Degrees Conferred: Bachelor of Engineering


Ⅵ.Credits Hours and Units

Minimum curriculum credits (including courses and practicum): 160.75credits

Core courses cannot be covered using credits from other courses in the program.

Minimum Extracurricular Credits:5credits



Course Credits Hours and Units


Course type

Required /Elective

Hrs/Crs

Percentage (%)

Essential-qualities-oriented Education General Courses

Required

628/34

21.15

Elective

192/12

7.47

Discipline General Courses

Required

864/52.25

32.5

Major-specific Courses

Major-specific Core Courses

Required

384/23.5

14.62

Major-specific Elective Courses

Elective

320/19.5

12.13

Practicum Credits

Required

39/19.5

12.13

Total

2388+39w/160.75

100

Practicum Credits

116+90+39w/28.125

27.56


Practicum Credits


Course Title

Required /Elective

Weeks/Credits

Percentage (%)

Military Training

Required

2/1

5.13

Engineering Training(

Required

4/2

10.25

Mechanical Engineering Training

Required

3/1.5

7.69

Recognizing Internship

Required

2/1

5.13

Engineering Internship

Required

2/1

5.13

Course Project

Required

4/2

10.26

Undergraduate Thesis

Required

22/11

56.41

Total

39/19.5

100


Extracurricular Credits


No.

Activities

Requirements

Extracurricular

Credits

1

 Ideological and Political Course Social Practice

Submit a report and obtain a passing score

2

2

Laboring for Public Benefit

required

2

3

Community Engagement

Submitting a report and passing the oral defense

2

Individuals awarded “Active Participant” / Teams awarded “Excellent Performance” by HUST or Hubei Youth League Committee

2

4

Examinations in English and Computer

CET-6

Certificate

2

National Computer Rank Examination

Certificate

2

National Computer Rank

Examination

Win Certificate of Programmer

2

Win Certificate of Advanced Programmer

3

Win Certificate of System Analyst

4

5

Competitions

University Level

First Prize

3

Second Prize

2

Third Prize

1

Provincial Level

First Prize

4

Second Prize

3

Third Prize

2

National Level

First Prize

6

Second Prize

4

Third Prize

3

6

Academic Papers

Published in national-level journals

Each paper

2~3

7

Research Programs

Contribution and research capability

Each program

1~3

8

Experiments

Innovation capacity

Each experiment

1-3


Ⅶ.Main Courses and Innovation (Entrepreneurship) Courses

1.Main Courses

Material Mechanics, Theoretical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Engineering Heat Transfer, Principle of Machinery, Design of Machinery, Foundation of Engineering Control, Project Measure Technology, Physics of Nuclear Reactor, Reactor Thermal-hydraulics, Nuclear Power Plant Systems and Equipment

2.Innovation (Entrepreneurship) Courses (10 credits)

Introduction to Discipline (Specialty) (16 hours/ 1 credit), Recognizing Internship (2 weeks/ 1 credit)

Discipline-based Introduction (16 hours/ 1 credit), Course Project (4 weeks/ 2 credits)

Extra-curricular Integrated Practice (90 hours/ 5 credits)


Ⅷ.Practicum Module(experiments included)

Military Training, Mechanical Engineering Training, Engineering Training, Engineering Internship, Professional Social Practice, Course Project, Undergraduate Thesis