Engineering Physics Elective Options
In consultation with his/her adviser, each student will elect a set of technical or professional courses that address an intellectually coherent body of knowledge. A minimum of twelve (12) hours must be at the 200 level or higher, with the exception of CHEM 104/105. Required courses may not be included in the set.
Students may select from a list of pre-approved options or design a custom option, subject to departmental approval. Physics courses used to satisfy the Flexible Physics Core (Lists A & B) may not also be used to satisfy the option requirements, with the exception of the Professional Option.
| Professional Physics | ||
|---|---|---|
| MATH 415 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| PHYS 326 | Mechanics and Relativity II | 3 |
| PHYS 436 | Electomagnetic Fields II | |
| PHYS 427 | Thermo & Statistical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 487 | Quantum Mechanics II | 4 |
| choose 1 of the following: | ||
| PHYS 401 | Classical Physics Lab | 3 |
| PHYS 403 | Modern Experimental Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 404 | Electronic Circuits | 5 |
| PHYS 402 | Light | 4 |
| Total: | 20-22 hours | |
| Astrophysics | ||
| ASTR 210 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 350 | Introduction to Cosmology | 3 |
| ASTR 404 | Stellar Astrophysics | 3 |
| additional 300 or 400 level astronomy course | 3 | |
| choose 2 of the following: | ||
| ASTR 405 | Solar Sys and IS Medium | 3 |
| ASTR 406 | Galaxies and the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 415 | Astronomical Techniques | 4 |
| Total: | 18-19 hours | |
| Biophysics | ||
| CHEM 104/105 | General Chemistry II & Lab II | 3/1 |
| or CHEM 204/205 | Accelerated Chemistry II & Lab II | 3/2 |
| or CHEM 232/233 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I and Lab I | 3/2 |
| or CHEM 236/237 | Fundamental Organic Chem I and Structure and Synthesis |
3/3 |
| BIOP 401 | Introduction to Biophysics | 3 |
| BIOP 420 | Molecular Biophysics | 3 |
| choose 1 of the following: | ||
| PHYS 427 | Thermo & Statistical Mechanics | 4 |
| MCB 446 | Physical Biochemistry (note prerequisites*) | 3 |
| BIOE 498 | Special Topics | 3 |
| * CHEM 440, Physical Chemistry Principles, or 344, Physical Chemistry I; MCB 350, Introductory Biochemistry, recommended | ||
| Total: | 18-21 hours | |
| Computational Physics | ||
| CS 125 | Introduction to Computer Science (to replace CS 101) | 4 |
| CS 257 | Numerical Methods | 3 |
| or CS 450 | Intro to Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| CS 225 | Date Structure & Softw Princ | 3 |
| or CS 400 | Data Structure, Non-CS Majors | 3 |
| MATH 415 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| choose 2 of the following: | ||
| CS 455 | Numerical Methods for PDEs | 3 |
| CS 458 | Numerical Linear Algebra | 3 |
| CS 459 | Numerical Approx and ODEs | 3 |
| CS 418 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| CS 420 | Intro to Parallel Programming | 3 |
| MATH 461 | Probability Theory I | 3 |
| MSE 482 | Phys and Soc Sci Simulations | 3 |
| ATMS 502 | Numerical Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
| MCB 417 | Computational Neurobiol Method | 4 |
| (CS 125 doesn’t count toward option, rather toward degree requirement.) | ||
| Total: | 19-21 hours | |
| Materials Science | ||
| CHEM 104/105 | General Chemistry II/ Lab II | 3/1 |
| PHYS 427 | Thermo and Statistical Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 460 | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 |
| MSE 450 | Intro to Polymer Sci and Eng | 3 |
| MSE 455 | Polymer Physics | 3 |
| MSE 480 | Surfaces and Colloids | 3 |
| Total: | 20 hours | |
| Optical Physics | ||
| PHYS 436 | Electromagnetic Fields II | 3 |
| PHYS 402 | Light | 4 |
| ECE 455 | Optical Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 460 | Optical Imaging | 3 |
| Total: | 13 hours | |
| Physical Electronics | ||
| PHYS 404 | Electronic Circuits I | 5 |
| PHYS 405 | Electronic Circuits II | 5 |
| PHYS 460 | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 |
| ECE 110 | Intro to Elec & Comp Eng | 4 |
| ECE 210 | Analog Signal Processing | 4 |
| ECE 290 | Computer Engineering, I | 3 |
| ECE 410 | Digital Signal Processing, I | 3 |
| ECE 444 | IC Device Theory & Fabrication | 3 |
| ECE 488 | Compound Semicond & Devices | 3 |
| Total: | 12 hours | |