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2025
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2025-2026 Joint Major Program in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering
Course
Fall
Spring
Freshman Year
CHEM 1A – General Chemistry or
CHEM 4A – General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
3-5
ENGIN 7 – Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical Methods
ENGIN 26 – Three-Dimensional Modeling for Design
MATH 51 – Calculus I
MATH 52 – Calculus II
PHYSICS 7A – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Reading & Composition Part A Course
Reading & Composition Part B Course
Humanities/Social Science Course
3-4
Total
16-19
16
Sophomore Year
ENGIN 29 – Manufacturing and Design Communication
MATH 53 – Multivariable Calculus
MATH 54 – Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
MECENG 40 – Thermodynamics
MECENG C85 – Introduction to Solid Mechanics
MECENG 100 – Electronics for the Internet of Things
PHYSICS 7B – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
PHYSICS 7C – Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Humanities/Social Science Course
3-4
Total
15
18-19
Junior Year
ENGIN 178 – Statistics and Data Science for Engineers
MECENG 104 – Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)
MECENG 106 – Fluid Mechanics
MECENG 108 – Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
MECENG 109 – Heat Transfer
NUCENG 100 -Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Technology
NUCENG 101 – Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
NUCENG 104 – Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
NUCENG 150 – Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory
Total
17
15
Senior Year
MECENG 103 – Experimentation and Measurement
MECENG 102B – Mechatronics Design
MECENG 132 – Dynamic Systems and Feedback
NUCENG 170A – Nuclear Design:  Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation
Technical Electives
Humanities/Social Science Courses (one with Ethics Content)
3-4
3-4
Total
16-17
16-17
Notes
CHEM 4A is intended for students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field.
The Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) requirement includes two approved Reading & Composition (R&C) courses and four additional approved courses, with which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied. R&C courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required). The first half (R&C Part A) must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half (R&C Part B) must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year. The remaining courses may be taken at any time during the program. See
engineering.berkeley.edu/hss
for complete details and a list of approved courses.
Students must take one course with ethics content. This may be fulfilled within the Humanities/Social Studies requirement by taking one of the following courses: ANTHRO 156B; BIOENG 100; ENGIN 125, 157AC, 185; ESPM 161, 162; GEOG 31; IAS 157AC; ISF 100E; L&S 160B; PHILOS 2, 104, 107; SOCIOL 116.
Technical elective units must include at least 6 units of upper division mechanical engineering courses and 6 units of upper division nuclear engineering courses. Students may receive up to 3 units of technical elective credit for graded research in MECENG H194, MECENG 196 or NUCENG H194. Note: Technical electives cannot include any course taken on a P/NP basis; MECENG 191AC, 190K, 191K.
* A minimum of 120 units is required for graduation.
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