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Department of Physics and Astronomy
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ACCELERATED BA/MA PHYSICS PROGRAM
30 Credits of Masters (600 and 700 Level) Courses plus Thesis in addition to the 26 credits of the Physics BA requirements.
COURSE OF STUDY: Students wishing to continue on for a Doctoral Degree in Physics should complete the accelerated BA/MA program.
LEVEL ONE OF PROGRAM: Complete required BA Physics courses described elsewhere. (26 cr.)
LEVEL TWO OF PROGRAM: ( 6 cr. maximum allowed toward MA degree.) These courses serve as a bridge between the corresponding 300 and 700 level courses. PHYS625 Introduction to Quantum Theory [3 cr. ] PHYS605 Theoretical Physics [3 cr.] PHYS615 Electricity/Magnetism (Level II) [3 cr. ]
LEVEL THREE OF PROGRAM: REQUIRED COURSES (16 cr. total)
PHYS701 Mathematical Physics (Graduate Level) [4 cr. ] PHYS711 Analytical Dynamics (Graduate Level) [4 cr. ] PHYS715 Electricity and Magnetism I (Graduate Level) [4 cr. ] PHYS725 Quantum Mechanics I (Graduate Level) [4 cr. ]
RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE COURSES BY SUBJECT:
Electricity and Magnetism: PHYS334, PHYS615, PHYS715. Atomic and quantum mechanics: PHYS330, 625, 725. Mathematical physics courses is MATH254, PHYS605 and PHYS701.
THESIS REQUIREMENT:
A Masters thesis is required to complete the BA/MA program. This research work is done under the supervision of a physics faculty advisor. It is recommended students begin work on thesis research as early as possible by discussing the various possible areas of research with members of the faculty. Instead of a thesis, a student may elect to take a comprehensive examination covering the material in the required 700 level courses. This is not recommeded as the research experience gained in the thesis work is important as a gauge of the student's ability to do further research. Also, a completed MA thesis is a written work which is useful for employment purposes. It is possible to receive course credits for this research with faculty permission.
PHYS 771/772/773 Research in Physics [1 cr-4 cr. See advisor.]
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