The PhD program in Physics requires a minimum of 21 credit hours, consisting of at least 7 courses, together with the PhD Qualifying Exam, the seminar course, and the doctoral thesis.
Students admitted to the program complete the following academic requirements:
A. Compulsory Courses
- PHYS600 Ph.D. Thesis
- PHYS611 Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists II
- PHYS621 Classical Mechanics II
- PHYS622 Electromagnetic Theory II
- PHYS652 Quantum Mechanics II
- PHYS699 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
- PHYS698 Seminar
B. Additional Postgraduate Courses
Students must take at least two additional postgraduate courses from the list below:
- PHYSXXX — Any other Physics postgraduate course
- MATHXXX — Any relevant Mathematics postgraduate course
- COMPXXX — Any relevant Computer Science postgraduate course
- CHEMXXX — Any relevant Chemistry postgraduate course
- GRAD501 — Graduate Research Skills for Science & Engineering
- Any relevant Engineering postgraduate course
Additional Information
Applicants to the PhD program in Physics are encouraged to indicate the faculty member whose
research interests
are most closely aligned with their academic background and future research goals.
You may also consult the
Quick Guide
for the Physics PhD program.
