FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FACULTY COURSES

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) in Nuclear Engineering

[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with General Postgraduate Regulations]

This degree is part of a collaborative EPSRC research initiative comprising the University of Strathclyde, Imperial College, the University of Bristol, the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield. Students registering at the University of Strathclyde will graduate with a degree of the University of Strathclyde and will be subject to the General Regulations of this University.

Admission 20.40.26 Regulations 20.1.1 and 20.1.2 shall apply (see General Postgraduate Regulations).

Duration of Study 20.40.27 Regulations 20.1.5 and 20.1.6 shall apply (see General Postgraduate Regulations).

Mode of Study 20.40.28 The course is available by full-time study only.

Place of Study 20.40.29 Students will spend approximately 75% of their time undertaking a well- defined research project or portfolio of projects in collaboration with an industrial partner. The research will run continuously throughout the duration of the course and will be undertaken mainly in the industrial partners’ premises. Students may also be required to attend the University of Manchester to undertake classes delivered in a “short course” format from the portfolio of MSc/MBA courses offered by the Manchester Business School, and by the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC) MSc in Nuclear Science and Technology.

Curriculum 20.40.30 All students shall undertake research project(s) together with the following

Compulsory Class Level Credits

EE 953 External Study 1 (Management) 5 15 (The class EE 953 External Study 1 comprises the University of Manchester’s Professional Development Programme, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Electrical Technology as an approved Monitored Professional Development Scheme.)

First Year 20.40.31 All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows

Compulsory Classes

4 classes chosen from the curriculum of the Manchester University Diploma in Management. (See regulation 20.46.9)

together with Technical Classes as follows

Either

EE 954 External Study 2 (Management)* 5 30

Or

No fewer than 30 credits chosen, with the permission of the student’s Academic Supervisor, from the portfolio of MSc classes offered by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and listed in Regulation 19.46.

*The class EE 954 External Study 2 comprises 2 classes chosen from the list in Regulation 20.46.10.

Second Year 20.40.32 All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows

Compulsory Classes

4 classes chosen from the list in Regulation 20.46.9

together with Technical Classes as follows

Either

EE 955 External Study 3* 5 15

Or

No fewer than 20 credits chosen, with the permission of the student’s Academic Supervisor, from the portfolio of MSc classes offered by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and listed in Regulation 19.46.

* The class EE 955 External Study 3 comprises 1 class chosen from the list in Regulation 20.46.10.

Third and Fourth Years 20.40.33 All students shall undertake a doctoral research project.

Management Classes offered by the University of Manchester 20.40.34 The following classes will be undertaken from the University of Manchester Diploma in Management. Full details are available from the University of Manchester:

Project Management Managerial Economics Individuals, Groups and Organisations Industrial Relations Marketing Management Total Quality Management Management Accounting Production Systems

Technical Classes offered by the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium 20.40.35 The following technical classes are available from the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium MSc in Nuclear Science and Technology. Full details are available from the University of Manchester.

Criticality Safety Management Decommissioning Technology and Robotics Decommissioning/Waste/Environmental Management Design of Safety Critical Systems Environmental Decision Making Applied to the Nuclear Industry Environmental Impact Assessment Geotechnical Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal Management of the Decommissioning Process Nuclear Fuel Cycle Particle and Colloid Engineering in the Nuclear Industry Policy, Regulation and Licensing Processing, Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Waste Public and Political Aspects of Nuclear Decommissioning Radiation and Radiological Protection Reactor Materials and Lifetime Behaviour Reactor Physics, Criticality and Design Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Risk Management Water Reactor Performance and Safety

Progress 20.40.36 In order to proceed to the second year of the course, a student must normally have accumulated 30 credits from the technical classes in the course curriculum, passed four classes from the Manchester University Diploma in Management Science and satisfied the research topic supervisory team that satisfactory progress is being made on the research project(s). 20.40.37 In order to proceed to the third year of the course, a student must normally have accumulated at least 45 credits from the technical classes in the course curriculum and obtained the Diploma in Management Science from the University of Manchester Business School. A student must also satisfy the research topic supervisory team that satisfactory progress is being made on the research project(s). 20.40.38 In order to proceed to the fourth year of the course, a student must satisfy the research topic supervisory team that satisfactory progress is being made on the research project(s).

Award 20.40.39 Degree of EngD: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of EngD in Nuclear Engineering, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must have: (i) accumulated at least 45 credits from the technical classes and 15 credits from EE 953 External Study 1 in the course curriculum; (ii) successfully completed the Diploma in Management Science from University of Manchester Business School; (iii) submitted a piece of satisfactory original research in the form of a portfolio as specified in Regulation 20.1 (see General Postgraduate Regulations); (iv) performed satisfactorily in an oral examination.