Master of Science in Physics
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[Degree Requirements][Required
Courses][Electives][Suggested
Programs][Financial Aid]
Degree Requirements:
Completion of a minimum of 30 graduate credits of approved courses in Physics.
Up to six credits of approved graduate-level electives outside the department
may be included in the program. There is no foreign language requirement
for this degree.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better for all graduate-level
credits applicable toward the degree is required.
A student must complete at least one of the following two options:
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Option A: A formal report, based on an original research project, submitted
in a form suitable for publication and approved by a physics faculty committee.
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Option B: A master's thesis.
Graduate research participation is strongly encouraged. Up to five credits
may be earned in 3650:697 Graduate Research, upon the completion
of a graduate research project. One additional credit may, upon approval
by the department, be permitted in 3650:699 Master's Thesis for
the completion of a master's thesis based on such research. A successful
thesis may thus account for up to six credits of the total of 30 graduate
credits required.
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Required Courses:
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| Course # |
Course Description |
Credits |
| 3650 : 551 |
Advanced Lab I |
3 |
| 3650 : 615 |
Electromagnetic Theory I |
3 |
| 3650 : 625 |
Quantum Mechanics I |
3 |
| 3650 : 641 |
Lagrangian Mechanics |
3 |
| 3650 : 661 |
Statistical Mechanics |
3 |
| 3650 : 685 |
Solid State Physics I |
3 |
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Electives:
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| Course # |
Course Description |
Credits |
| 3650 : 552 |
Advanced Lab II |
3 |
| 3650 : 556 |
Teaching Physics |
1 |
| 3650 : 570 |
Introduction to Solid-State Physics |
3 |
| 3650 : 581 |
Methods of Mathematical Physics I |
3 |
| 3650 : 582 |
Methods of Mathematical Physics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 590 |
Workshop |
1-4 |
| 3650 : 598 |
Colloquium |
* |
| 3650 : 605 |
Computer Physics I |
3 |
| 3650 : 606 |
Computer Physics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 616 |
Electromagnetic Theory II |
3 |
| 3650 : 626 |
Quantum Mechanics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 686 |
Solid State Physics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 689 |
Special Problems Theoretical Physics |
* |
| 3650 : 697 |
Graduate Research |
* |
| 3650 : 698 |
Special Topics: Physics |
* |
| 3650 : 699 |
Master's Thesis |
* |
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* NOTE: Maximum number of credits that count toward
degree:
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5 credits for 697 Graduate Research
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1 credit for 598 Colloquium
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2 credits for 689 Special Problems Theoretical Physics or 698 Special Topics:
Physics
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1 credit for 699 M.S. Thesis
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Suggested Programs:
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| A student preparing for further graduate work in a physical
science or for academic or industrial employment should include the following
courses in the graduate program: |
| Course # |
Course Description |
Credits |
| 3650 : 581 |
Methods of Mathematical Physics I |
3 |
| 3650 : 582 |
Methods of Mathematical Physics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 616 |
Electromagnetic Theory II |
3 |
| 3650 : 626 |
Quantum Mechanics II |
3 |
| 3650 : 552 |
Advanced Lab II |
3 |
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Total credits: |
15 |
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| A student preparing for teaching secondary school science
should include the following courses in the graduate program: |
| Course # |
Course Description |
Credits |
| 3650 : 590 |
Workshops (maximum credit) |
6 |
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Total credits: |
12 |
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Financial Aid:
Teaching Assistantships are available with 2005/2006 compensation
of approximately $14,000 per calendar year (or higher, depending on experience and
responsibilities), plus remission of tuition and fees. These Assistantships
are awarded competitively to the most promising students admitted to the
graduate program. Teaching Assistants typically work between 10 and 12 hours per
week instructing undergraduate physics laboratories or grading homework,
under faculty supervision. In addition, externally funded research projects
may provide for Research Assistantships to be awarded to graduate students
working with a faculty member. Loans are also available.
Highly motivated
and hard working students may receive additional departmental enhancements.
To apply for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship, please complete and submit the
Graduate Assistantship Application Form (pdf). [To view documents in PDF format, you need the Adobe reader which can be downloaded free from here.]
You will also need to arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to the Graduate School. If you apply online, the recommendation providers can upload their recommendations on the internet. If they prefer to send their letters on paper, have them send them to Graduate School, Polsky Building, Room 469, Akron, OH 44325-2101, U.S.A. Recommendation providers can use an
OPTIONAL University of Akron recommendation form, if they wish.
Address additional admissions and financial aid inquiries to the Graduate Committee Chair:
Prof. Alper Buldum
Department of Physics
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 44325-4001
email: buldum@physics.uakron.edu
URL: http://www.physics.uakron.edu/dept/faculty/buldum/
phone: (+1) 330-972-8087
fax: (+1) 330-972-6918
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