Old Graduate Curriculum

Students who entered before Fall 2004

Students from the 2003/04 class or before can fulfil their ELECTIVE requirements using either this old system below or the Curriculum 2004. The CORE courses are the same for the old and new systems.

GRADUATE CURRICULUM (Old Requirements)

CORE COURSES
  • Physics 211 -- Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics I
  • Physics 212 -- Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics II
  • Physics 230 -- Mathematical Methods of Physics
  • Physics 281 -- Classical Mechanics
  • Physics 203 -- Statistical Mechanics
  • Physics 315 -- Advanced Quantum Mechanics I
  • Physics 318 -- Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics 319 -- Advanced Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics 351 -- Physics Research Seminar
  • Physics 352 -- Seminar Techniques
ELECTIVES

Distribution Courses (3 required to be taken; more recommended)

  • Physics 205 -- Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • Physics 213 -- Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Physics 255 -- Astrophysics
  • Physics 271 -- Introduction to Quantum Electronics
  • Physics 307 -- Introduction to Condensed Matter

Advanced Courses (1 required)

  • Physics 304 -- Advanced Statistical Mech.
  • Physics 309 -- Solid State I
  • Physics 310 -- Advanced Solid State
  • Physics 313 -- Advanced Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Physics 316 -- Advanced Quantum Mechanics II
  • Physics 321 -- Introduction to Accelerator Physics
  • Physics 332 -- Advanced Quantum Optics
  • Physics 341 -- Quantum Field Theory I
  • Physics 342 -- Quantum Field Theory II
  • Physics 343 -- Advanced Quantum Field Theory
  • Physics 346 -- Topics in Theoretical Physics
  • Physics 361 -- Physics of Free Electron Lasers
EXAMS
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