Undergraduate Programs

Courses of Instruction: Physics

Honors in the Department of Physics

Degree Programs

Prospective Engineers

Physics Minor

Curriculum

Year Advisor 2009 Clayhold 2010 Blue 2011 Clemens 2012 Eid

All entering first-year students wishing to have a major in the Department of Physics are assigned a faculty member as their adviser and keep this same adviser throughout their undergraduate careers at Miami. Students are expected to plan their degree programs in consultation with this adviser. The Chief Departmental Adviser may also be consulted for additional information. All degree programs developed must satisfy three sets of requirements: Miami Plan, College of Arts and Science, and Department of Physics, all of which are described in the Miami University General Bulletin.

Students in the Department of Physics can major in either Physics or Engineering Physics, and three degree programs are offered:

	B.S. Physics
	B.S. Engineering Physics
	A.B. Physics

The requirements and designed purposes of these programs are given below, and students should select a particular program on the basis of their career plans. All degree programs require the following core courses:

Course (Credit Hrs)	Co-requisite Laboratory (Credit Hrs)
Physics Core Requirements for All Degree Programs
PHY 181.F (4)	PHY 183 (1)
PHY 182.F (4)	PHY 184 (1)
PHY 291 (4)	PHY 293 (2)
PHY 292 (3)	PHY 294 (2)
PHY 286 (3)	spacer
Mathematics Core Requirements for All Degree Programs
ixxMTH 151 (5) and 251 (4)
or MTH 153 (4) and 251 (4)
or MTH 249 (5)

BS-Physics: Designed to prepare students for graduate study and/or employment in physics or physics-related fields. This program maximizes physics and mathematics concentrations. Required: (1) PHY 341, 437, 451, 461, 491; (2) MTH 222, 252; (3) one advanced laboratory course chosen from PHY 420, 423, 441, 442, 471; (4) two courses chosen from PHY 435, 445, 455, 492, 488, 490.S, and aditional advanced physics laboratory courses not used to satisfy requirement (3). In the usual case, the above requirements total between 63 and 71 hours. It is recommended that students also take MTH 347 (3).

AB-Physics: Designed for students who want to obtain a strong scientific background to complement work in another area, e.g. those students preparing for careers in teaching, business, law, or medicine. Required: (1) 3 hours of advanced physics courses (numbered above 300 but not including 311 or 400) or 3 hours of advanced aeronautics courses chosen with written approval of the adviser; (2) 10 hours in related areas chosen with written approval of the adviser. In the usual case, the above requirements total between 46 and 50 hours. NOTE: Students wishing an AB with a teaching license will have an adviser in the School of Education and Allied Professions in addition to their physics adviser. Students should consult with their SEAP advisor to plan their teaching licensure program. The other science courses included in the teacher licensure program normally satisfy the requirement of 10 hours in related areas.

BS-Engineering Physics: Designed to be sufficiently flexible to prepare students either for employment in physics-related jobs or for further professional study in engineering and other technical fields. Those planning on particiating in the 3-2 combined engineering plan should elect this degree.

Required: (1) PHY 341; (2) MTH 222, and (3) completion of one of the following paths:

Path 1: Complete the 3-2 Binary Engineering Plan.

Path 2: Complete ONE of the following minors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami. (PHY 286 replaces the CSA prerequisite for all these minors.)

Path 3: Complete ONE of the following applied physics tracks: