Physics Major With Industrial Emphasis
Recommended for students intending to seek employment in industry.
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Click here for the Physics Industry Emphasis sample four-year plan. (PDF file)
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.
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Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Fall 2012 |
English 101 Freshman English |
3 |
|
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Physics 180 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I |
5 |
|
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Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
|
Math 253 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
5 |
|
|
PEGRNL 192 Personal Health and Fitness |
1 |
|
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Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
SPRING 2013 |
English 102 Freshman English |
3 |
|
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Physics 181 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II |
5 |
|
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Math 254 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II |
5 |
|
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GenED 110 World of the Arts |
3 |
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|
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Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Fall 2013 |
GenEd 130 Individual and Society |
3 |
|
|
Physics 305 Mechanics: Statics |
3 |
|
|
Physics 190 Frontiers of Engineering and Physics |
1 |
|
|
Physics 324 Methods of Theoretical Physics |
3 |
|
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Math 255 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III |
3 |
|
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Physics 221 Intermediate Laboratory |
2 |
|
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Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Spring 2014 |
Speech 110 Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
|
|
Physics 310 Mechanics: Dynamics |
3 |
|
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Physics 330 Electronics |
3 |
|
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Physics 331 Electronics Laboratory |
1 |
|
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GenEd 120 or GenEd 140 Global or Historical Perspectives |
3 |
|
|
Math 355 Matrices and Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
16 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Fall 2014 |
Physics 364 Thermal Physics |
3 |
|
|
Chemistry 102 Introductory Chemistry I |
5 |
|
|
GenEd 390 The World of Ideas |
3 |
|
|
Math 361 Differential Equations |
3 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
14 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Spring 2015 |
Physics 344 Modern Physics |
4 |
|
|
Physics 325 Classical Electromagnetism |
3 |
|
|
Chemistry 104 Introductory Chemistry II |
5 |
|
|
CompSci 347 Scientific Computing |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Fall 2015 |
Physics 489 Senior Seminar |
2 |
|
|
Physics 496 Special Topics |
3 |
|
|
Diversity |
3 |
|
|
ITBE 141 Concepts of Business |
3 |
|
|
English 370 Adv. Composition |
3 |
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
14 |
|
Term |
Course Name |
Credits |
Spring 2016 |
Math 459 Partial Differential Equations |
3 |
|
|
ACCOUNT 244 Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
|
Physics 360 Optics |
4 |
|
|
ECON 201 Principles of Micro-Economics |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
Total Semester Credits |
15 |