Description

International Year One allows you to begin earning credits toward your degree even if you don’t meet the academic and English requirements for direct entry. You will receive additional support to help you successfully complete your first year and graduate in the same amount of time as direct entry students.

Physics is a basic science concerned with the study of the universe and the matter, space-time, energy and interactions that take place among them. It includes core theories of classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, relativity, and thermodynamics. Practical applications of these theories are covered in courses such as Physics of Biomedical Processes and Technologies, Physics of Renewable Energy Systems, Nanoscale Science & Applications, Biophysics, Laser Physics, Optics, and Solid State Physics. There are opportunities for physics majors to excel through research participation in funded projects, where stipends are available through research grants or the established NSF/NASA REU Program, by joining the Honors Physics Program, and by participating in the Society of Physics Students.

The Department of Physics offers courses in astronomy, physics, and physical science. The B.S. degree, with a major in physics, emphasizes the understanding of the theories of physics to solve fundamental and applied problems in science and technology by using critical thinking and systematic analysis. Physicists work effectively in many careers which require these skills, such as, basic, applied, and medical research; medical, financial, and legal services; product design and development; computer programming and software development; management, administration, and quality control; as well as in higher and secondary education.