Physics (PhD)

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Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		16
PY 785	Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I
PY 721	Statistical Physics I
PY 782	Quantum Mechanics II
PY 783	Advanced Classical Mechanics I
Additional 700-level course ¹
PY 801	Seminar
Research Ethics Courses ¹²		3
Select four of the following elecive courses: ²
PY 711	Advanced Quantum Mechanics I
PY 712	Advanced Quantum Mechanics II
PY 753	Condensed Matter Physics II
PY 506	Nuclear and Subatomic Physics
PY 507	Elementary Particle Physics
PY 509	General Relativity
PY 516	Physical Optics
PY 517	Atomic and Molecular Physics
PY 519	Biological Physics
PY 525	Computational Physics
PY 528	Introduction to Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy
PY 543	Astrophysics
PY 552	Condensed Matter Physics I
PY 590	Special Topics In Physics (CM/Bio Seminar)
PY 590	Special Topics In Physics (Quantum Optics )
PY 599	Special Topics in Physics (PhysTec)
Half-Semester Specialized Courses
"Half-Semester Specialized Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours
Additional Courses in Related Fields
"Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 72 total hours
Total Hours		72

Cannot be PY 781 Quantum Mechanics I

Not an exhaustive list