Physics, MS

Requirements

The Master of Science in Physics requires 30 approved semester hours with a thesis or 36 semester hours without a thesis.

Course requirements for the degree:

PHYS 60303	Quantum Mechanics	3.00
PHYS 60403	Electrodynamics	3.00

Plus 3 courses from

PHYS 60313	Quantum Mechanics	3.00
PHYS 60203	Classical Mechanics	3.00
PHYS 60413	Electrodynamics	3.00
PHYS 60503	Solid State Physics	3.00
PHYS 60603	Statistical Physics	3.00
PHYS 60743	Galactic & Extragalactic Astrophysics	3.00
PHYS 60803	Nonlinear Dynamics with Applications	3.00
PHYS 60823	Optical Spectroscopy and Fluorescence	3.00

Plus, a minimum of 6 additional semester hours in physics.

There is no foreign language requirement. An oral exam over coursework and thesis, if any, is required.

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