Program Overview

Course Description

EMCH 550 - Introduction to Nuclear Safeguards

Class Session: Monday, May 12, 2025 - Saturday, August 02, 2025 Credit: 3 semester hours of credit Instructor: Travis Knight Term: Summer 2025

Course Description

International nuclear non-proliferation programs and activities, proliferation risk assessment, and nuclear materials management and safeguards, including physical protection systems, material accounting and control, monitoring, and regulatory issues.

Prerequisites

• C or better in CHEM 111
• C or better in PHYS 211
• C or better in MATH 241
• C or better in MATH 242

College

• EC - Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Level

• Undergraduate

Section

• J10

Instructional Method

• 100 Pct Web Asynchronous

CRN

• 71175

Restrictions

• CAMPUSICOL - USC Columbia

Special Fee Notification

Students may be required to be proctored during online test completion. If students are unable to attend test proctoring sessions in person at the Distributed Learning office, additional fees may apply for online test proctoring if the course requires online testing.

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