Bachelor of Science in Physics
Why Physics?
Upon graduation you will be well-prepared for a wide variety of pursuits. If you choose graduate school, an undergraduate degree in physics is excellent preparation for graduate studies in a number of fields including astronomy, earth and atmospheric science, biophysics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and nuclear engineering, to name just a few. Students have also gone on to graduate programs in law and medicine, as a physics undergraduate degree teaches you strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills.
If you are looking to enter the workforce right after graduation, your degree will open up a range of possibilities. Physics graduates work in such diverse fields as engineering, computer or information systems, medical technology, technical writing, finance, and education.
Depending on your interests, you may want to consider double-majoring while at HPU. For example, if you want to go into biophysics, you should take courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. If you want to go into high-performance computing or do computational physics, consider double-majoring in computer science. If theory is your thing, then double major in mathematics.
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What can I do with this major?
With strong problem solving skills and theoretical understanding, experience in designing and carrying out experiments, and extensive application of computational modeling and computer programming, our graduates are prepared for a variety of careers and graduate programs in science that are as diverse as our students themselves.
Traditional areas: physics, engineering, atmospheric science, nanotechnology, microelectronics, computer programming and technology, instrumentation, materials science, astrophysics, biophysics and medical physics.
Non-traditional areas: teaching, medicine, finance or law.
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Opportunities for experiential learning
In their first or second year, majors take a year-long course in undergraduate research where they complete an independent research project with a faculty member. Additionally in their first year, physics majors are taught the programming language Python in introductory, calculus-based physics. Through the Matter & Interactions curricula, majors learn both computational modeling and numerical problem solving.
Every physics course includes at least two of the following experiential learning components in which students apply what they are learning, develop critical thinking skills, and demonstrate problem solving:
- Experimental physics (laboratory)
- Computational modeling
- A culminating project that is theoretical, experimental, or computational.
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