Applied Physics (MS)

Laboratory/Applied Courses (12 Credits)

Complete three from below.

• PHYSIC 600 - Electronic Instrumentation I: Analog 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 601 - Electronic Instrumentation II: Digital 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 602 - Laser Optics Laboratory 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 632 - Advanced Laser Optics (with Lab) 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 607 - Experiments in Squishy Physics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 610 - Topics in Medical Imaging 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 697 - Special Topics in Applied Physics 1-8 Credit(s)  (with approval of the graduate program director)

Theory Courses (12 Credits)

Complete three from below.

• PHYSIC 611 - Theory of Classical Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 612 - Electromagnetic Theory 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 613 - Quantum Mechanics, Atomic, and Molecular Physics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 614 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 616 - Mathematical Methods for Physicists 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 623 - Quantum Mechanics: Scattering and Many-Body Physics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 635 - Physics on the Back of an Envelope (Estimation in Physics) 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 638 - Quantum Measurement Theory 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 645 - Cancer Biophysics 4 Credit(s)
• PHYSIC 697 - Special Topics in Applied Physics 1-8 Credit(s)  (with approval of the graduate program director)

Elective (4 Credits)

Complete one additional laboratory/applied or theory course from above.

Thesis or Internship Course (6 Credits)

In exceptional cases, with prior approval of the program, a student may graduate with nine courses (substituting two additional courses for the internship or thesis requirement). These courses must be chosen as a coherent subject of specialization in an applied area of special interest to the student.

• PHYSIC 694 - Master’s Internship 3-6 Credit(s)

• or

• PHYSIC 699 - Master’s Thesis Research 1-6 Credit(s)