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Optics Building
Room 201 B
Huntsville AL 35899
Tel: 256-824-2483
The Undergraduate Program: Majoring in Physics
A degree in physics is for students who want a broad-based physical science education. Physics students receive training in problem solving skills that are universal and indispensable, making the students highly adaptive and able to learn new technologies as they are developed.
Flexibility
The undergraduate program in physics provides the foundation necessary for either continued study in graduate school or for a terminal degree leading to professional employment. Our program allows students the freedom to design their upper-level curriculum to place increased emphasis on their personal interests and to match their future plans and ambitions. Physics students work closely with a physics faculty advisor in establishing their program of study. Areas of specialization include: optics, astrophysics, engineering physics, atmospheric science, secondary school teaching, and more.
Research
Under their programs of study, students may choose specific sets of related courses and earn certificates of specialization awarded by the College of Science within areas of physics. Research is an integral part of the Physics degree. During their senior year, all physics students take a “capstone” course, PH 499, and receive real-world research experience by working individually with faculty members on research projects, either on campus or with a local company or government lab.
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