Undergraduate Program in Nuclear Engineering course 2021

1. General information

1.1. Program name:

  • Vietnamese: KỸ THUẬT HẠT NHÂN
  • English: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

1.2. Major code: 7520402

1.3. Degree training: Bachelor

1.4. Program name: Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering

1.5. Type of formal training: Regular

1.6. Learning time: 4 years

1.7. Name of diploma after graduation:

  • Vietnamese name: Cử nhân Kỹ thuật hạt nhân
  • English name: Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering

1.8. Language of instruction: Vietnamese

1.9. Training location:

  • Campus 1: 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Campus 2: National University-HCM City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City.

2. General objective:

The Nuclear Engineering major provides students with basic knowledge of physics and specialized knowledge of nuclear applications in science and life; personal, social and professional skills; and ethical qualities. In particular, students are trained in skills to form thinking capacity, professional responsibility, and apply scientific and technical knowledge in production and practical life. After graduation, students have the ability to research, teach and work effectively at schools, research institutes and enterprises at home and abroad.

3. Programe structure

3.1. Specialization of Nuclear Engineering

Semes-ter(s) Code Title Credit Part number

Module

type

Theory Practice Exercise

1

BAA00101

Philosophy Marx-Lenin

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00102

Marxist-Leninist Political Economy

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00003

Integral Calculus 1B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00081

Practice for Integral Calculus 1B

1

0

30

0

Compulsory

PHY00001

General Physics 1 (Mechanics and Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00012

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00011

English 1

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00021

Physical Education 1

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

CSC00003

Introduction to Informatics

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00030

National Defense Education

4

 

 

 

Compulsory

TOTAL

(excluding National Defense Education)

23

 

 

 

 

2

CHE00001

General Chemistry 1

3

30

0

30

Compulsory

BAA00004

Introduction to the Vietnamese Law System

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00004

Integral Calculus 2B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00030

Linear algebra

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00002

General Physics 2 (Electromagnetism - Optics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00003

General Physics 3 (Mechanics – Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00081

Lab Work on General Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00012

English 2

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00022

Physical Education 2

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

25

 

 

 

 

3

BAA00103

Scientific Socialism

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00003

Ho Chi Minh's Ideology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00104

History of the Vietnamese Communist Party

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00040

Probability statistics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00004

Modern Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00005

General economic

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00006

General Psychology

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00007

Innovative methodology

2

30

0

0

Elective

GEO00002

Earth Science

2

30

0

0

Elective

ENV00001

General Environment

2

30

0

0

Elective

PHY10001

Functions of a Complex Variable

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10002

Lab of Fundamental Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00013

English 3

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

23

 

 

 

 

4

PHY10003

Computational Mathematics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10004

Mathematical Methods for Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10005

Basic Electronics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10007

Quantum Mechanics 1

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10008

General Nuclear Physics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10009

Electrodynamics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00014

English 4

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

21

 

 

 

 

5

PHY10010

Solid State Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10011

Statistical Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10012

Atomic physics

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10101

Fundamental Physics of Radioactivity

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10102

Radiation detection techniques

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

NTE10111

Nuclear Structure and Reaction

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

16

 

 

 

 

6

NTE10103

Statistical Data Analysis for Experimental Data in Nuclear Engineering

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

NTE10104

Fundamental Practice in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10105

Radiation Safety

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10106

Informatics applied in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10107

Principles and Applications of Accelerators

2

30

0

0

Elective

NTE10112

Nuclear Reactor Physics

4

60

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10117

Tour for Nuclear Technique Practice

2

0

60

0

Elective
MPH10109 Physics of Nuclear Medicine

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

16

 

 

 

 

7

NTE10113

Radiation Technology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10114

Nuclear Analytical Methods

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10115

Advanced Practice in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10116

Nuclear Technique Applied in Agricultural-Medical-Biology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10108

Nuclear Technique Applied in Industry

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10109

Nuclear Technique Applied in Environment and Hydrography

3

45

0

0

Elective

NTE10110

Nuclear reactor technology and nuclear power plant

2

15

0

30

Elective

NTE10118

Particle Physics

2

30

0

0

Elective

TOTAL

15

 

 

 

 

8

NTE10995

Thesis

10

0

300

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

10

 

 

 

 

3.2 Specialization of Electric and Nuclear Energy

Semes-ter(s) Code Title Credit Part number

Module

type

Theory Practice Exercise

1

BAA00101

Philosophy Marx-Lenin

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00102

Marxist-Leninist Political Economy

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00003

Integral Calculus 1B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00081

Practice for Integral Calculus 1B

1

0

30

0

Compulsory

PHY00001

General Physics 1 (Mechanics and Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00012

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00011

English 1

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00021

Physical Education 1

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

CSC00003

Introduction to Informatics

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00030

National Defense Education

4

 

 

 

Compulsory

TOTAL

(excluding National Defense Education)

23

 

 

 

 

2

CHE00001

General Chemistry 1

3

30

0

30

Compulsory

BAA00004

Introduction to the Vietnamese Law System

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00004

Integral Calculus 2B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00030

Linear algebra

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00002

General Physics 2 (Electromagnetism - Optics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00003

General Physics 3 (Mechanics – Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00081

Lab Work on General Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00012

English 2

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00022

Physical Education 2

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

25

 

 

 

 

3

BAA00103

Scientific Socialism

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00003

Ho Chi Minh's Ideology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00104

History of the Vietnamese Communist Party

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00040

Probability statistics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00004

Modern Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00005

General economic

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00006

General Psychology

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00007

Innovative methodology

2

30

0

0

Elective

GEO00002

Earth Science

2

30

0

0

Elective

ENV00001

General Environment

2

30

0

0

Elective

PHY10001

Functions of a Complex Variable

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10002

Lab of Fundamental Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00013

English 3

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

23

 

 

 

 

4

PHY10003

Computational Mathematics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10004

Mathematical Methods for Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10005

Basic Electronics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10007

Quantum Mechanics 1

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10008

General Nuclear Physics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10009

Electrodynamics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00014

English 4

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

21

 

 

 

 

5

PHY10010

Solid State Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10011

Statistical Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10012

Atomic physics

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10101

Fundamental Physics of Radioactivity

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10102

Radiation detection techniques

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

NTE10111

Nuclear Structure and Reaction

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

TỔNG CỘNG HK5

16

 

 

 

 

6

NTE10103

Statistical Data Analysis for Experimental Data in Nuclear Engineering

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

NTE10104

Fundamental Practice in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10105

Radiation Safety

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10106

Informatics applied in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10107

Principles and Applications of Accelerators

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10112

Nuclear Reactor Physics

4

60

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10117

Tour for Nuclear Technique Practice

2

0

60

0

Elective

TOTAL

16

 

 

 

 

7

NTE10202

Nuclear safety

2

15

0

30

Compulsory

NTE10203

Nuclear Power Plant Simulators

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10204

Advanced Practice in Nuclear Energy

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10108

Nuclear Technique Applied in Industry

2

30

0

0

Elective

NTE10109

Nuclear Technique Applied in Environment and Hydrography

3

45

0

0

Elective

NTE10110

Nuclear reactor technology and nuclear power plant

2

15

0

30

Elective

NTE10116

Nuclear Technique Applied in Agricultural-Medical-Biology

2

30

0

0

Elective

NTE10201

Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10205

Nuclear fuel cycle and radiochemistry

3

45

0

0

Elective

TOTAL

15

 

 

 

 

8

NTE10995

Thesis

10

0

300

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

10

 

 

 

 

3.3. Specialization of Medical Physics

Semes-ter(s) Code Title Credit Part number

Module

type

Theory Practice Exercise

1

BAA00101

Philosophy Marx-Lenin

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00102

Marxist-Leninist Political Economy

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00003

Integral Calculus 1B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00081

Practice for Integral Calculus 1B

1

0

30

0

Compulsory

PHY00001

General Physics 1 (Mechanics and Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00012

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00011

English 1

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00021

Physical Education 1

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

CSC00003

Introduction to Informatics

3

15

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00030

National Defense Education

4

 

 

 

Compulsory

TOTAL

(excluding National Defense Education)

23

 

 

 

 

2

CHE00001

General Chemistry 1

3

30

0

30

Compulsory

BAA00004

Introduction to the Vietnamese Law System

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00004

Integral Calculus 2B

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00030

Linear algebra

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00002

General Physics 2 (Electromagnetism - Optics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00003

General Physics 3 (Mechanics – Thermodynamics)

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00081

Lab Work on General Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00012

English 2

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

BAA00022

Physical Education 2

2

15

30

0

Compulsory

TỔNG CỘNG HK2

25

 

 

 

 

3

BAA00103

Scientific Socialism

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00003

Ho Chi Minh's Ideology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00104

History of the Vietnamese Communist Party

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MTH00040

Probability statistics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY00004

Modern Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00005

General economic

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00006

General Psychology

2

30

0

0

Elective

BAA00007

Innovative methodology

2

30

0

0

Elective

GEO00002

Earth Science

2

30

0

0

Elective

ENV00001

General Environment

2

30

0

0

Elective

PHY10001

Functions of a Complex Variable

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10002

Lab of Fundamental Physics

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

BAA00013

English 3

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

23

 

 

 

 

4

PHY10003

Computational Mathematics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10004

Mathematical Methods for Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10005

Basic Electronics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10007

Quantum Mechanics 1

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10008

General Nuclear Physics

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

PHY10009

Electrodynamics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

BAA00014

English 4

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

21

 

 

 

 

5

PHY10010

Solid State Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10011

Statistical Physics

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

PHY10012

Atomic physics

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10101

Fundamental Physics of Radioactivity

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10102

Radiation detection techniques

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

MPH10106

Radiobiology for the Radiologist

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

MPH10107

Anatomy and Physiology

2

30

0

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

17

 

 

 

 

6

NTE10103

Statistical Data Analysis for Experimental Data in Nuclear Engineering

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

NTE10104

Fundamental Practice in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10105

Radiation Safety

3

45

0

0

Compulsory

NTE10106

Informatics applied in Nuclear Technique

2

0

60

0

Compulsory

NTE10107

Principles and Applications of Accelerators

2

30

0

0

Elective

MPH10108

Physics of Radiotherapy

4

45

30

0

Compulsory

MPH10109

Physics of Nuclear Medicine

3

30

30

0

Compulsory

TOTAL

17

 

 

 

 

7

MPH10110

Medical Imaging and Image Processing

4

45

30

0

Compulsory

MPH10111

Fundamental Practice in Medical Physics

3

0

90

0

Compulsory

MPH10112

Advanced Practice in Medical Physics

3

0

90

0

Compulsory

NTE10108

Nuclear Technique Applied in Industry

2

30

0

0

Elective

NTE10109

Nuclear Technique Applied in Environment and Hydrography

3

45

0

0

Elective

NTE10118

Particle Physics

2

30

0

0

Elective

MPH10120

Equipment and Technical Procedures in Diagnostic Imaging

3

45

0

0

Elective

TOTAL

14

 

 

 

 

8

NTE10995

Thesis

10

0

300

0

BB

TOTAL

10