Physics Major With Industrial Emphasis
2008-2010 Catalog:
PHYSICS INDUSTRY EMPHASIS (BA/BS)
(Recommended for students intending to seek employment in industry.)
MAJOR - 34 UNITS
1. PHYSCS 180, PHYSCS 181 PHYSCS 221,PHYSCS 305, PHYSC
310, PHYSCS 324, PHYSCS 330, PHYSCS 331, PHYSCS 364
AND PHYSCS 489
2. SELECT 2 UNITS OF PHYSCS 190
3. SELECT PHYSCS 344 OR PHYSCS 360
4. SELECT REMAINING UNITS FROM PHYSICS
NUMBERED 300 OR 400 WITH NO MORE THAN 3
UNITS FROM 490 - 499 COURSES
5. DEPARTMENTAL EXIT INTERVIEW
MAJOR - UNIQUE REQUIREMENT - 28 UNITS
1. CHEM 102, CHEM 104, MATH 255, MATH 355, MATH 361,
COMPSCI 173, ITBE 141 AND ACCOUNT 244 RLS
WRITING - 3 UNITS
1. ENGLISH 370 OR ENGLISH 372 RLS
AN APPROVED MINOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS MAJOR
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The following table represents a typical 4 year plan for a physics major who
wants to work in industrial research and development. This 4 year plan
fulfills the requirements for a Bachelor of Science, a physics major and a
mathematics minor, as well as the General Education courses required by the
University for graduation. You may wish to view a table of course
requirements to compare the physics coursework required for each
of the four emphases of the physics major.
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
|
Fall 2010 |
English 101 Freshman English |
3 |
|
Spring 2011 |
English 102 Freshman English |
3 |
|
|
Physics 180 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I |
5 |
|
|
Physics 181 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II |
5 |
|
|
Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
|
Math 254 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II |
5 |
|
|
Math 253 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
5 |
|
|
GenEd 110 World of the Arts |
3 |
|
|
PEGRNL 192 Personal Health and Fitness |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall 2011 |
GenEd 130 Individual and Society |
3 |
|
Spring 2012 |
Speech 110 Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
|
|
Physics 305 Mechanics: Statics |
3 |
|
|
Physics 310 Mechanics: Dynamics |
3 |
|
|
Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
|
Physics 330 Electronics |
3 |
|
|
Physics 324 Methods of Theoretical Physics |
3 |
|
|
Physics 331 Electronics Laboratory |
1 |
|
|
Math 255 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III |
3 |
|
|
GenEd 120 or GenEd 140 Global or Historical Perspectives |
3 |
|
|
Physics 221 Intermediate Laboratory |
2 |
|
|
Math 355 Matrices and Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall 2012 |
Physics 364 Thermal Physics |
3 |
|
Spring 2013 |
Physics 344 Modern Physics |
4 |
|
|
Chemistry 102 Introductory Chemistry I |
5 |
|
|
Physics 325 Classical Electromagnetism |
3 |
|
|
GenEd 390 The World of Ideas |
3 |
|
|
Chemistry 104 Introductory Chemistry II |
5 |
|
|
Math 361 Differential Equations |
3 |
|
|
CompSci 496 Scientific Computing |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
14 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fall 2013 |
Physics 489 Senior Seminar |
2 |
|
Spring 2014 |
Math 459 Partial Differential Equations |
3 |
|
|
Physics 496 Special Topics |
3 |
|
|
ACCOUNT 244 Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
|
Diversity |
3 |
|
|
Physics 360 Optics |
4 |
|
|
ITBE 141 Concepts of Business |
3 |
|
|
ECON 201 Principles of Micro-Economics |
3 |
|
|
English 370 Adv. Composition or English 372 Technical and Scientific Writing |
3 |
|
|
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
14 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
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