If you entered before Fall 2013, refer to Old PhD Requirements (entering before Fall 2013) instead. Otherwise precede...
This webpage is based on Revision 30 (Oct 15, 2014) document Updated NSE PhD Requirements - OCT 2014.pdf
Typically You should refer to http://web.mit.edu/nse/education/grad/phd.html for is supposed to keep the most up-to-date detailed requirements for degree programs. This site meants to supplement the published requirements through veteran students' experience. This page does not include all the details and exceptions etc as provided by the NSE page, so you should check the NSE for full detailsinformation, though currently (July 2015) the website reflects May 2013 version which is not the up-to-date version.
Typical Timeline For Taking courses
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- 3 courses in Field of Specialization by the end of 4th semester. There is a pre-approved list based on your field:
- Nuclear Reactor Engineering: 22.211, 22.312, and one of (22.39, 22.313, 22.315)
- Nuclear Reactor Physics: 22.211, 22.312 and one of (22.212 (EOY, 22.213, 22.251)
- Nuclear Materials: 22.71, 22.74 (new)3.20, and either one of (22.72 (EOY) or 3.21Nuclear Fuel Cycle: , 22.21174, 223.251 (EOY) and 22.7821)
- Fusion: 22.611, 22.62, and one of (22.67, 22.615, or 22.616)
- Nuclear Science and Technology: 22.51 and two out , 8.511, and one of (822.51190, 8.333, 8.421)
- Nuclear Security and Policy: Select three out 6.431, one of (22.251, 812 or 22.78, 814), and one of (22.812, 312 or 22.81490)
- 2 courses in Advanced Subject (traditionally called "Major"): closely related to your research. Some courses veteran students have used to satisfy this requirement include (FIXME: ask around for more suggestions):
- Nuclear Reactor Engineering: 22.313 (2-phase flow), 22.314 (structural mechanics), 22.315 (CFD), or sub one out for a course 2 one. 22.251, 22.33, 22.39.
- Nuclear Reactor Physics: 22.213, 22.251, 22.39.
- Nuclear Materials: ????
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle: ????
- Fusion: (22.63, 22.67, and 22.74) (22.616, 22.615 and 22.67)
- Nuclear Science and Technology: ????
- Nuclear Security and Policy: ????
- 2 courses in Minor: needs to be sufficiantly different from your major.
Nuclear policy: 22.814, 22.812J
Numerical Methods: 18.335 (Intro to Numerical Methods), 16.920 (Numerical Methods for PDEs)
- Materials: 22.70 (Materials for Nuclear Applications), 3.370 (Manufacture and Use of Structural Materials)
Finance:
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