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LAS Science and Letters Physics Elective Options

Technical or Professional Option. 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. At least 9 hours must be at the 200 level or higher. 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 listed in the elective option do not satisfy option requirement if those course are used to satisfy the Flexible Physics Core (Lists A & B).

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
Earth Science
GEOL 107 Physical Geology 4
GEOL 108 Historical Geology 4
choose 2 of the following:
PHYS 460 Condensed Matter Physics 4
OR
GEOL 432 Mineralogy and Mineral Optics 4
and GEOL 450 Physics of the Earth 3
Total: 12-15 hours
Environmental Science
coursework for Environmental Fellows Program
http://www.environ.uiuc.edu/efp/
(General Chemistry sequence is recommended: CHEM 102/103, CHEM 104/105)
NRES 244 Sci-Values of Envt Decisions 3
CEE 330 Environmental Quality Engineering 3
choose 2 of the following:
CHEM 460 Green Chemistry (many CHEM prereqs) 3
CPSC 432 Plants and Global change (prereq IB 103, Intro to Plant Biol) 3
ENVS 431 Toxic Substances in the Environment (prereq: basic bio/chem.) 3
GEOG 408 Watershed Analysis 4
GEOG 466 Environmental Policy 3
ENVS 380 Environmental Geology 4
NRES 420 Restoration Ecology (prereq: intro plant bio or ecology crs) 4
IB 452 Ecosystem Ecology 3
UP 446 Ecological Numeracy 3
* GEOL 481 Earth Systems Modeling 4
* CEE 430 Managing Wastewaters in Aquatic Ecosystems (prereq: CEE 330) 2
* NRES 449 Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy 4
Total: 12-14 hours
Science Writing
(There may be enrollment restrictions on the journalism courses.)
JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism (satisfies Adv Comp requirement) 3
BTW 261 Principles Tech Commun (Adv Comp) 3
JOUR 475 Magazine Writing 3
JOUR 400 Reporting 1 4
JOUR 415 Reporting 2 4
Total: 17 hours
Pre-Med
Consult with the Career Center Pre-Health Professional Counselors
http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/health/atillinois.php
715 S. Wright Street, Champaign, IL (217) 333-7154
Pre-Law
See the pre-law advising office in the LAS College (270 Lincoln Hall) and consult with your physics adviser to approve pre-law option courses. You need to take a minimum of 12 hrs beyond courses used to fulfill general education requirements in the one or more of the following subjects: history, political science, speech communication (SPCOM 111 & 112 recommended), psychology, sociology, business administration, philosophy, literature, economics, accountancy classics, computers, other courses that deal with law and policy . http://www.prelaw.illinois.edu/

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