Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics

The Physics doctoral program offers research opportunities in condensed matter physics, physics of nanostructure devices, surface science, optical physics, complex systems, biophysics, atomic and molecular physics, and planetary/space science. CURRICULUM The Physics PhD program requires a total of 72 credit hours for completion. A specific set of six required core courses (18 credit hours), thirteen elective courses (39 credit hours), and a minimum of 15 credit hours of dissertation are part of the 72 hours. Of the 39 credit hours, 9 credit hours must be formal courses and 3 credit hours must be in a methods course selected from a list approved by the Physics department (see below). The remaining 27 credit hours need to be a combination of directed research, other electives, and/or dissertation. Courses must be selected so that at least one-half of the required 72 hours are taken at the 6000 level.