Master's Degrees in Nuclear Engineering
Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Engineering Sciences with Nuclear Engineering This M.Sc. focuses on the optimisation of nuclear reactor design. This degree thus focuses more on the so-called “hard-core” skills such as using mathematics, physics, and computer simulations to improve nuclear reactor designs. For enrolment in the Master's…
Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Nuclear Engineering
The Ph.D. is a pure research degree which follows on one of the Nuclear Masters degrees. Some of the research topics that students can choose from are: Multiphysics Analysis Uncertainty Propagation Accident Tolerant Fuels Regulatory Research The promoters that students can approach are found here. For enrollment in the Ph.D…
Funding
Our programs are designed to reduce your study costs Normally enrolling for a full course load would imply that the student will have two move to Potchefstroom and be in the office each workday during offove hours. This obviously brings the large cost of paying for accommodation in Potchefstroom. However, we deliberately designed our PGDip…
How can I enroll for my Nuclear Engineering studies?
Before enrolling, it is crucial to find out what is cooking, e.g. which of the two PGDips will be most valuable to you. The standard point of contact for the PGDip is to phone, WhatsApp or email our postgraduate programme leader, Prof. Dawid Serfontein at 082 787 2909. For a Masters or PhD, first contact the Study Leader…
History of Nuclear Engineering
Initial nuclear exuberance: Too cheap to meter (!) Click here to learn about the initial limitless expectations people had for nuclear power. The nuclear industry brought to its knees by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster During the early years, nuclear engineers believed that nuclear power plants were so safe that it was…
Opportunities in the South African Nuclear Industry
[accordion collapsed] Success story of the Koeberg nuclear power plant Koeberg nuclear power plant consists of two 900 MW pressurised water reactors and was constructed just north-west of Cape Town in 1984. It was constructed during the last of the good old days before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and therefore was constructed cheaply.…
How to enroll
Depending on your qualifications achieved thus far, you can enroll for: A Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science and Technology A Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science and Technology with Nuclear Technology Management A Masters of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering A Masters of Science Degree in Nuclear Engineering with Nuclear…