Physics (Ph.D.)

Major Area Coursework

• PHYS 721 - ELECTRODYNAMICS I (C)
• PHYS 723 - ELECTRODYNAMICS II (C)
• PHYS 743 - STATISTICAL MECHANICS (C)
• PHYS 751 - THEORETICAL MECHANICS (C)
• PHYS 771 - QUANTUM MECHANICS I (C)
• PHYS 773 - QUANTUM MECHANICS II (C)
• PHYS 781 - NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS (C)
• PHYS 790 - SEMINAR (C) (3 credit hours required)
• PHYS 898D - DISSERTATION (C) (36 credit hours required)

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• Electives-select 12 credit hours from the following:

• PHYS 533 - NUCLEAR AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS (C)
• PHYS 539 - SOLID STATE PHYSICS (C)
• PHYS 581 - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I (C)
• PHYS 590 - SEMINAR (C)
• PHYS 683 - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II (C)

• PHYS 691 Independent Study-Special Problems 1-3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

  PHYS 692 Topics-Special Topics 1-3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

• PHYS 739 - CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS I (C)
• PHYS 749 - CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS II (C)

• PHYS 763 Advanced Particle Physics 3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

  PHYS 765 Advanced Nuclear Physics 3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

  PHYS 769 Methods of Experimental Particle Physics 3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

• PHYS 775 - GENERAL RELATIVITY (C)
• PHYS 779 - GROUP THEORY (C)
• PHYS 783 - QUANTUM FIELD THEORY (C)

• PHYS 784 Advanced Quantum Field Theory 3 cr hrs ## Pending BOR Approval

• PHYS 785 - ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY (C)
• PHYS 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHYSICS (C)
• PHYS 792 - TOPICS (C)