Degree Plans

Degrees Offered

• Physics
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Master of Science (thesis)
  • Master of Science (non-thesis)
  • PhD
    
    
• Applied Physics
  • PhD
    
    
• Material Science and Engineering

Graduate Degree Summary

Master of Science (thesis)

1. 601 Classical Mechanics (3-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 604, in Fall 2003 only
2. 603 Electromagnetic Theory I (3-credit hours
3. 606 Quantum Mechanics I (4-credit hours)
4. 607 Statistical Mechanics (4-credit hours)
5. 615 Methods of Theoretical Physics I (4-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 605, in Fall 2003 only
6. A sufficient number of credit hours in PHYS 685, 691, and other courses must be added to the Degree Plan to make a total of 32 credit hours

• Note that advanced undergraduate courses or MATH 601 and 602, with a grade of B or better in
  each may be substituted for one of the graduate courses 601, 603, 606, 607, or 615. If this is
  done, the student must take one additional graduate level course in physics.

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Master of Science (non-thesis)

1. 601 Classical Mechanics (3-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 604, in Fall 2003 only
2. 603 Electromagnetic Theory I (3-credit hours)
3. 606 Quantum Mechanics I (4-credit hours)
4. 607 Statistical Mechanics (4-credit hours)
5. 615 Methods of Theoretical Physics I (4-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 605, in Fall 2003 only
6. A minimum of six hours (8 hours maximum) advanced laboratory work or equivalent laboratory experience. The student normally satisfies this latter requirement by taking six hours of PHYS 685 and completing an experimental project supervised by an experimentalist on the faculty. The written project report is normally reviewed by the committee at the oral exam.
7. A sufficient number of credit hours in other elective courses must be added to the Degree Plan to make a total of 36 credit hours

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PhD in Physics

1. 601 Classical Mechanics (3-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 604, in Fall 2003 only
2. 603 Electromagnetic Theory I (3-credit hours)
3. 606 Quantum Mechanics I (4-credit hours)
4. 607 Statistical Mechanics (4-credit hours)
5. 624 Quantum Mechanics II (4-credit hours)
6. 615 Methods of Theoretical Physics I (4-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 605, in Fall 2003 only
7. 611 Electromagnetic Theory II (4-credit hours)
8. One graduate-level course in either Particle Physics or Nuclear Physics (3-credit hours)
9. One graduate-level course in either Atomic Physics/Quantum Optics or Solid State Physics (3-credit hours)

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PhD in Applied Physics

1. 601 Classical Mechanics (3-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 604, in Fall 2003 only
2. 603 Electromagnetic Theory I (3-credit hours)
3. 606 Quantum Mechanics I (4-credit hours)
4. 607 Statistical Mechanics (4-credit hours)
5. 615 Methods of Theoretical Physics I (4-credit hours); will appear as PHYS 689, section 605, in Fall 2003 only
6. One course in Classical or Quantum Physics. See http://graduateadvisor.physics.tamu.edu/ for details
7. Four elective courses chosen in consultation with the student’s committee

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