Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

Curriculum valid for students of the years 2008 or 2009

The first (autumn) semester of the MSc in Nuclear Engineering takes place at EPFL. The second (spring) semester takes place at ETH Zurich. The Master’s thesis in the third semester is carried out at a lab of the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, at EPFL or at ETH Zurich. The standard start of the master program in Nuclear Engineering is in the autumn semester. In special cases, students may start in the spring semester if the admission committee requires to take additional courses to fulfill the admission requirements.

The student workload required to achieve the objectives of the program is measured in credit points (cp), according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).

A minimum of 90 credits are required for the Master’s degree, including 28 credits from the compulsory courses and 30 credits from the Master’s thesis.

Tutors help define a curriculum for each
student, structured and weighted as follows: (Agreement between tutor and student)

Performance Assessment

Different forms of assessment (e.g. examinations, oral presentations, case studies, reports, poster-sessions, etc.) are used to evaluate the students' performance in reaching the required level of learning for each curriculum component.