Applied Physics M.S. Program--Physics, UMBC

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Applied Physics M.S. Program

The M.S. degree is a 30-credit program with thesis and non-thesis options, suitable for full- or part-time students. The program typically takes full-time students two years to complete, with students usually taking two or three courses per semester during the first three semesters. Students selecting the thesis option take seven lecture courses, including the two required courses (quantum mechanics and mathematical physics) in addition to thesis research. The non-thesis option requires nine lecture courses and a research paper. All students attend the Department's weekly seminar series, which provides opportunities to learn about current advances in the field, presented by leading researchers.

The program can be readily customized to a student's special interests, since there are only two required lecture courses. The remaining courses are chosen with the help of a faculty advisor from a selection of specialist courses offered each semester.

Students choose their electives from a total of about 15 courses offered regularly by the Department. Electives may also be selected from course offerings in other Departments such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Chemistry.

The following are three sample program courseloads offered at UMBC:

Solid State/Materials Physics
Applied Optics
Atmospheric Physics

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