The master's programme in Nuclear Energy Engineering addresses the growing demand for skilled nuclear engineers and researchers in the nuclear industry, who can contribute to maintaining and upgrading existing nuclear power plants, while also developing next-generation reactor technologies.
The programme is closely connected to research at KTH and to the wider nuclear industry in Sweden and abroad. All academic staff are involved in research projects with international collaborations, and students can complete degree projects with companies such as Westinghouse, Studsvik, Vattenfall, OKG, Forsmark and Vysus Group. This gives you a programme that combines technical depth with direct contact with current research and professional practice.
This is a two year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is given mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm by the School of Engineering Sciences.
Programme structure and progression
During the first year, you build a strong foundation in nuclear engineering through mandatory courses covering reactor physics, radiation protection and dosimetry, thermal-hydraulics, nuclear safety, and reactor technology. During the first and second year, you deepen your knowledge through elective courses that allow you to specialise in different areas of nuclear engineering, including next-generation reactor technologies, the nuclear fuel cycle, reactor simulations, numerical methods, radiation damage in materials, and the chemistry and physics of nuclear fuels. The programme concludes with a degree project carried out at KTH or in collaboration with industry.
Courses in the programme
The courses in the programme cover topics such as the physics and technology of nuclear reactors and power plants, radiation protection, safety of nuclear power plants, Generation IV reactors, small reactors, energy transformations, materials in nuclear engineering, the nuclear fuel cycle, and simulations of nuclear reactors and power plants.
Courses in the master's programme in Nuclear Energy Engineering
Meet students from the programme
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Eliise from Estonia
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