2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

Department of Physics

College of Natural Sciences

www.physics.uni.edu

Staff:

C. Chancey, Head. F. Behroozi, K. Couch Breitbach, J. Deisz, L. Escalada, T. Kidd, J. Morgan, D. Olson, M. Roth, P. Shand.

The Department of Physics offers the following graduate programs.  Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Physics section in the following order:

Graduate Majors (P.S.M.)

Applied Physics

Professional Science Master's Degree Program

Major in Applied Physics

This major is available on the non-thesis option. A minimum of 30 hours is required. A minimum of seventeen (17) hours of 200-level course work is required on the non-thesis option.

The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.

Successful completion of an oral comprehensive examination is required for this non-thesis option.

The Professional Science Master's Degree in Applied Physics prepares students for careers in applied physics or engineering businesses and industries. Emphasis is placed on blending core physics knowledge and applied skills with an understanding of business and an internship experience. Admission is restricted to students with a GPA of 3.00 or higher and a B.A. or B.S. in Physics or a related discipline. To be admitted, students must also have taken the following courses or their equivalents: Physics III (880:132) or equivalent; Modern Physics (880:137); and Modern Physics Laboratory (880:138) or a physics laboratory course at an equivalent level.