Physics, MS

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The Department of Physics offers the master of science in physics with concentrations in applied physics, health physics, and medical physics. Students seeking a MS degree must apply and be admitted into one of these three concentrations. A satisfactory knowledge of an acceptable computer language or of an acceptable foreign language is required. Attendance at a minimum of one-half of the regular Department of Physics seminars given during the student’s residence in the graduate program is required.

The applied physics concentration requires minimum of 34 s.h. of courses and the completion of a thesis. The health physics concentration requires a minimum of 39 s.h. of courses, and, in addition, students must complete a 10-16 week rigorous practicum in applied health physics in an industrial, university or national laboratory setting in lieu of a thesis. The medical physics concentration requires a minimum of 39 s.h. of courses that include a minimum of 6 s.h. of clinical study in lieu of a thesis.

1. Core - 16-22 s.h.

Applied physics concentration:

PHYS 7000 - Thesis (repeated once)

Minimum of 6 s.h. electives from:

Health physics concentration:

Minimum of 3 s.h. electives from:

Medical physics concentration:

Minimum of 3 s.h. electives from:

2. Concentration - 12-20 s.h.

(Choose one area.)

Applied physics concentration - 12 s.h.:

Health physics concentration - 19 s.h.:

Medical physics concentration - 20 s.h.:

Note:

*Students in the medical physics concentration who have had an undergraduate course in quantum mechanics may substitute the 3 s.h. elective, listed above, for PHYS 5410 .

In addition, a student in the medical physics concentration must demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of medical terminology through taking BIOL 2130 (preferred) or HIMA 3000.

Termination rules:

A student must receive a minimum final grade of B in each of the required courses in the medical physics option.
A student, because of inappropriate behavior in a clinical setting, will be immediately suspended by the instructor. A review by the Graduate Committee will determine if the student is eligible to continue in the medical physics option.