This plan prepares you for technical employment in the aerospace, defense, and high-technology industries; government laboratories; and private-research institutes as well as for further professional study in various fields of applied physics. This plan can be interdisciplinary, integrating a broad range of subject areas to enhance your opportunities in the industrial or research world, and our faculty members are well prepared to help you customize your plan of study, incorporating their expertise in such areas as surface and condensed matter physics, planetary astrophysics, and observational astronomy.
For this 36-unit plan, you complete:
PHY 520, 530, 540, and 550 (12 units)
PHY 698 (3 units)
12 units of electives in any science, mathematics, engineering, or other field that’s appropriate to your career goals, chosen in consultation with your adviser and departmental graduate committee to define your personal area of concentration
9 units of PHY 699, for the research, writing, and oral defense of an approved thesis
(Please be aware that you can only count 9 units of thesis credit toward your degree. However, you may end up taking more units because you must enroll for PHY 699 each term while you are working on your thesis.)
This plan prepares you for technical employment in the aerospace, defense, and high-technology industries; government laboratories; and private-research institutes as well as for further professional study in various fields of applied physics. This plan can be interdisciplinary, integrating a broad range of subject areas to enhance your opportunities in the industrial or research world, and our faculty members are well prepared to help you customize your plan of study, incorporating their expertise in such areas as surface and condensed matter physics, planetary astrophysics, and observational astronomy.
For this 36-unit plan, you complete:
PHY 520, 530, 540, and 550 (12 units)
PHY 698 (3 units)
12 units of electives in any science, mathematics, engineering, or other field that’s appropriate to your career goals, chosen in consultation with your adviser and departmental graduate committee to define your personal area of concentration
9 units of PHY 608, for carrying out a fieldwork experience as well as preparing a written report and making an oral presentation about it
or 9 units of coursework in selected areas, chosen in consultation with your adviser
a comprehensive oral exam
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