Curriculum
The Master of Engineering in Instrumentation and Applied Physics is an intensive professional degree program that can be completed in nine months while on campus.
The program is designed as a unique discovery experience, offering greater technical depth than is possible in an undergraduate program, while providing the tools you'll need to successfully work within multidisciplinary teams. The coursework provides opportunities to become proficient within your technical discipline at the graduate level, and the background to become an effective professional physicist.
Students need to complete the following coursework requirements:
- Minimum of 16 credit hours of required physics coursework
- 12 hours elective coursework
- 4 hours of professional development
Required coursework (16 credit hours)
| Course |
Title | Meeting times | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics 503 | Instrumentation Physics: Applications of Machine Learning | Two 75-minute classes per week | 4 |
| Physics 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | Two 3-hour classes each week | 8 |
| Physics 524 | Survey of Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques | Two 50-minute classes per week | 2 |
| Physics 525 | Survey of Fundamental Device Physics | Two 50-minute classes per week | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
Professional development coursework (4 credit hours)
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TE 450 | Startups: incorporation, funding, contracts, and intellectual property | 3 |
| TE 460 | Lectures in engineering entrepreneurship | 1 |
| TE 461 | Technology entrepreneurship | 3 |
| TE 466 | High-tech venture marketing | 2 |
| TE 565 | Technological innovation and strategy | 2 |
| TE 566 | Finance for engineering management | 2 |
| Choose 4 credit hours from the courses listed above, or with approval of the program coordinator, other courses in Business, Law, or Economics. | ||
| Total | 4 | |
Sample programs
Students graduating with eight or more credit hours of electives in a single area (such as Aerospace Engineering) will be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate in that area. Here are a few sample programs you might consider following; please look through the long list of possible electives above and build your own curriculum as suits your interests. Keep in mind that some courses may specify prerequisites, and some may require the permission of the instructor for students to enroll in the course.
| Course | Title | Hours | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall semester | |||
| PHYS 503 | Instrumentation Physics: Applications of Machine Learning | 4 | required |
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 524 | Survey of Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques | 2 | required |
| CEE 408 | Railroad Transportation Engrg | 3 | elective |
| TE 461 | Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 | professional development |
| TE460 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 | professional development |
| Spring semester | |||
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 525 | Survey of Fundamental Device Physics | 2 | required |
| CEE 411 | RR Project Design & Constr | 4 | elective |
| CEE 410 | Railway Signaling & Control | 3 | elective |
| AE 435 | Electric Space Propulsion | 4 | elective |
| Course | Title | Hours | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall semester | |||
| PHYS 503 | Instrumentation Physics: Applications of Machine Learning | 4 | required |
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 524 | Survey of Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques | 2 | required |
| TE 461 | Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 | professional development |
| TE460 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 | professional development |
| Spring semester | |||
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 525 | Survey of Fundamental Device Physics | 2 | required |
| AE 419 | Aircraft Flight Mechanics | 4 | elective |
| AE 434 | Rocket Propulsion | 4 | elective |
| AE 435 | Electric Space Propulsion | 4 | elective |
| Course | Title | Hours | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall semester | |||
| PHYS 503 | Instrumentation Physics: Applications of Machine Learning | 4 | required |
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 524 | Survey of Instrumentation and Laboratory Techniques | 2 | required |
| STAT 400 | Statistics and Probability I | 4 | elective |
| Spring semester | |||
| PHYS 523 | Instrumentation and Applied Physics Project (two semesters) | 4 | required |
| PHYS 525 | Survey of Fundamental Device Physics | 2 | required |
| SE 400 | Engineering Law | 4 | professional development |
| STAT 425 | Statistical Modeling I | 4 | elective |
| STAT 530 | Bioinformatics | 4 | elective |