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2016-2017 Catalogue 
    
2016-2017 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Applied Physics


Major requirements include:


The Applied Physics major consists of (a) ten course foundation, which provides a firm grounding in the concepts and procedures of physics; (b) a choice of four technical electives that allows students to focus their studies on a particular aspect of the science; and (c) an optional research course. The ten course foundation consists of:

Technical Electives:


The four technical electives must be chosen, in consultation with the student’s departmental advisor, from any physics courses with a number above 240 or, subject to physics department chair approval, from physics-related courses offered by other departments. Some examples of this are:

Course Sequence Outline


Freshman Year


Spring