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Programs (2020-2021) catalog:
的 program descriptions and requirements outlined below are for informational purposes
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Master of Science Program
的 Master of Science 学位 在物理 may be earned with thesis or independent study:
论文: 的 student’s course of study and thesis topic must be approved by the student’s advisory
委员会. A thesis consists of directed research, and a write-up of the research.
An oral defense of the thesis is required. 的 thesis is an archival document published
electronically and kept in the NMT Library.
Without 的sis: 的 student’s course of study must be approved by the student’s advisory 委员会.
的 student’s 委员会 may require additional coursework beyond that listed below.
A student who elects to not write a thesis may or may not participate in research,
but they typically write a paper on a topic selected with guidance by the advisory
委员会. Unlike a thesis, this paper is not archived electronically by the NMT Library.
General Requirements
In addition to the general master’s 学位 requirements, all students enrolled in
Master of Science 学位 在物理 must satisfy the following course requirements:
All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
物理学509 (3)
PHYS 505 (3) or 521 (3)
物理学报579 (1);
研究生-教师 seminar must be taken for the first four 学期. 6学时
chosen from PHYS 508 (3), PHYS 510 (3), PHYS 518 (3)
Master of Science 在物理 with Concentration in Instrumentation
In addition to the general master’s 学位 requirements, all students enrolled in
Master of Science 学位 在物理 must satisfy the following course requirements:
All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
物理学509 (3)
PHYS 505 (3) or 521 (3)
物理学报579 (1);
研究生-教师 seminar must be taken for the first four 学期. 6学时
chosen from PHYS 508 (3), PHYS 510 (3), PHYS 518 (3)
In addition, the student must take an additional 9 credit hours to be approved by
他们的委员会. Potential topics include advanced undergraduate or graduate courses
in digital or analog electronics, control theory, optics, optical engineering, spectroscopy,
NMR, laser physics, shop techniques, Materials (metals, ceramics, polymers), explosives,
mechanical design, robotics, vacuum and cryogenic techniques. 学生 are reminded
that it is possible to pursue a limited number of credits at other approved higher
education institutions, and so this course work might also be pursued as part of an
实习. 物理学报579 (1); 研究生-教师 seminar, must be taken for the first four
学期.
加速B.S./M.S. 在物理
A candidate for the program should apply for admission no later than the end of his/her
5th regular semester of study through the regular graduate admissions process. 的
student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and also specifically an average
minimum GPA of 3.0 in all physics and mathematics courses to be eligible to apply
for the program. Meeting the GPA criterion does not automatically guarantee admission
到程序中. Upon successful admission, during the student’s 7th semester, the
candidate should select an advisory 委员会 and research topic f或M.S. 学生
may apply Phys 509 (3 cr) to both B.S. 和M.S. 学位s, however, all other courses
must be counted toward either B.S. 或M.S. 专门. Phys 579 (1 cr) should
be taken during 学期 7 through 10 (see sample curriculum online on the Department
web页面). 对于M来说.S. portion of the 学位, the 6 credit-hours of required electives
must be non-Physics courses at the 300-level or above and not explicitly counted toward
B.S. 学位. 的 curriculum of study must be approved by the candidate’s 委员会,
ideally in the 7th or 8th semester. 候选人M.S. student may take the department’s
preliminary examination as soon as the 8th semester of study and must pass the examination
在九点钟.S. level by the beginning of the 10th semester to remain in the program.
A student may pursue either a M.S. with 的sis (6 cr) or a M.S. with Independent Study
(3 cr), normally taken during the 9th and/or 10th regular 学期 of study. 的
student is strongly encouraged to pursue research or take courses to apply toward
M.S. during the summer between the 8th and 9th 学期.
Doctor of Philosophy Programs
PhD 在物理 - General Requirements
In addition to the general doctoral 学位 requirements, the following course requirements
apply to all curricula:
All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
PHYS 505 (3), 508 (3), 509 (3), 510 (3), 518 (3), and 521 (3). While the listed courses
are the simplest route to achieving this credit, a student may petition 他们的委员会
and the department chair either with proposed substitute course work or other prior
experience that demonstrates equivalent competence in any of these areas. 此外,
威尼斯人app下载 students who took one of the listed courses as part of a prior 学位
program at Tech and passed it with a grade of B- or higher are not required to retake
这门课.
PhD 在物理 with Dissertation in Astrophysics
In addition to the 学位 requirements specified above, students completing their
dissertation in astrophysics must also complete:
6学时 chosen from PHYS 426 (3), 564 (3), 565 (3), 566 (3). 物理426必须
be completed unless the student has had equivalent material in previous courses.
In addition to the 学位 requirements specified above, students completing their
dissertation in atmospheric physics must also complete:
PHYS 427 (3), 428 (3)
An additional 6学时 must be taken in areas pertinent to the student’s program.
This can be achieved by taking PHYS 527 (3), 532 (3), 533 (3), 535 (3), 536 (3), and/or
other courses approved by the student’s advisory 委员会.
PhD 在物理 with Concentration in Instrumentation
的 concentration in instrumentation teaches graduate physics with an additional focus
on laboratory work and practical applications of physics concepts and technologies.
的 program aims to produce an experimental physicist with broad skills and background
in one or more areas of scientific instrumentation. A graduate of this program should
be able to create their own custom instrumentation for the study of new areas. 的
skills of such a graduate are explicitly transferable to industrial design and employment
in national labs. In addition to the 学位 requirements specified above, students
completing their Doctor of Philosophy 在物理 with concentration in instrumentation
must also complete:
Instrumentation Core: Physics 301, 536L, 545 and 580.
Specialized Math Requirement: Of the required 9- credit hours in advanced mathematics,
3 credit hours should be from either Math 587 OR Math 519 OR Math 588.
Instrumentation Breadth Requirement: 9 additional units (assumed to be 3 courses), at least 6 of which are in an Engineering
or Science area outside the Physics department for courses rated 300-level or above.
Courses may be taken at another institution in consultation with the student's 委员会
as appropriate to the area of study. Additional courses in the Physics department
may include graduate level disciplinary courses beyond the Physics core.
PhD 在物理 with Dissertation in Mathematical Physics
In addition to the 学位 requirements specified above, students completing their
dissertation in mathematical physics must also complete:
MATH 435 (3), 438 (3), 442 (3), 471 (3), 535 (3). 的se may be used to satisfy the
9 credit hours in mathematics required for all curricula.
An additional 6 credits in mathematics and 6 credits in physics, approved by the student’s
advisory 委员会.
Preliminary Examination
All graduate candidates must pass a preliminary examination, within a timeline dependent
upon their undergraduate preparation and the 学位 being sought.
的 main purpose of the candidacy examination is to evaluate the student's ability
to complete dissertation research. 的 process of petitioning to PhD candidacy, and
the logistics of the candidacy examination are described below.