Undergraduates
I know that matter can be converted into energy. Is it not possible, then, that energy can be converted into matter? If so, how?
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 | ||
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| PHYS 460 | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 |
OR |
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| 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) |
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| NRES 244 | Sci-Values of Envt Decisions | 3 |
| CEE 330 | Environmental Quality Engineering | 3 |
choose 2 of the following: |
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| 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.) |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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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