Physics

背景信息

物理系有越来越多的本科和研究生课程. Yet, 它的规模仍然相对较小, allowing personalized interactions between students with all of its 11 faculty members. 学生不仅在早期参与研究项目, they often become authors in peer-reviewed publications and present their results in the regional and national conferences and workshops. 除了, our students are highly engaged; they regularly participate successfully in the University Physics Competition and contribute actively to various outreach activities.

The Department of Physics has a strong research focus on three fields: materials (especially soft materials), 计算物理学, 以及物理教育研究. 虽然这只代表了所有现有物理领域的一小部分, 我们的专注使我们在全国乃至更远的层面上具有竞争力和成功. Students can choose among a number of curricular options that prepare them for industrial, 政府, 以及学术生涯. 法戈/穆尔黑德市区有三所设有物理专业的学院. 课程可以通过三学院大学在每个学院学习. This increases the number of available courses to a level typical for large universities only.

高中准备

一个未来的物理专业学生通常被期望学过物理, chemistry, 还有数学课程. 计算机课程也很有用. 新生通常应该准备好开始学习微积分. Some of our incoming students have already taken AP courses in physics or 数学. Note, however, that deficiencies in any of these subjects may be remedied in the freshman or later years at the University.

课程的选择

The most popular curricular option in the Department of Physics is the standard physics major. Also popular are our two dual major programs in Physics and Mathematics as well as in Physics and Computer Science. Also, 我们开设了新的电气工程和物理双专业, 机械工程和物理. All these programs allow well-prepared students to complete the requirements for both majors in four years by taking advantage of the close connections between physics, 数学, 计算机科学, 和工程. 除了, the department offers a physics major with a focus on optical science 和工程. 光学科学与工程专业, 这种类型的区域性项目只有哪一个, includes an interdisciplinary optics/photonics sequence of courses taught by the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering using a state-of-the-art optics teaching laboratory. Finally, highly qualified students can earn both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in physics by enrolling into the Accelerated Masters program in their junior year.

All of our physics majors (including the dual majors and physics majors with the optical science 和工程 option) take introductory courses in classical mechanics, 计算物理学, 电与磁, optics, 热力学, 量子力学, 现代物理学, 以及选修课，如光子学, lasers, 或者凝聚态物理. 除了, 所有物理专业的学生都要和老师一起参与研究项目, 通常在材料等领域(包括生物和聚合物物理), 计算物理学, 以及物理教育研究. 两门专门的课程允许学生获得研究成果的学分. Any of our curriculum options prepares students for graduate work in physics or related fields and subsequent employment in industry, government, 或学术界. Physics graduates have excellent job perspectives because they are widely valued as creative and persistent problem solvers who are often able to step into leadership positions.

职业发展机会

A great variety of employment opportunities exist for physics majors who wish to pursue careers after obtaining a bachelor’s degree. 有些人在工业或政府部门找到了职位. 许多技术行业都在寻找物理学毕业生从事软件开发工作, 工程, 科学和实验室技术员职位, 管理和销售. According to the results of the National Association of Colleges and Employers Winter 2020 Salary Survey, 物理专业学生的平均起薪预计为72美元,086.

随着科技的不断发展, there will be a need for skilled people to make new discoveries in the basic sciences. Because of this, talented physics majors are encouraged to pursue the doctoral degree. Outstanding doctoral graduates in physics find research and teaching positions in universities or employment in government laboratories and research-oriented industries.

An education in physics is so fundamental that it provides an excellent preparation for graduate education in nearly every technical field, 包括工程. 另外, 乐虎电子 graduates in physics have entered medical schools and have studied law. One past graduate received a doctorate in biophysics and now works at 明尼苏达大学 Medical School; another is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. 我们最近的一些毕业生获得了生物医学工程的高级学位, 化学物理, 电气工程, 固体物理, 气象学和放射学. A number of recent graduates have pursued graduate studies at schools such as Cornell University, 密歇根州立大学, 明尼苏达大学, 卡耐基梅隆大学, 俄亥俄州立大学, 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校, 纽约州立大学石溪分校, 罗格斯大学和西北大学.

金融援助

Financial aid at NDSU is available in the form of loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study. Students who qualify for federal college work-study may be paid for work on department research projects. Highly qualified students may be hired through the Department of Physics or the College of Science and Mathematics as undergraduate Research Assistants (RA) or Learning Assistants (LA).

实习

The Cooperative Education Program provides students the opportunity to earn money and gain valuable experience by spending one or more semesters working in industrial or government laboratories. 实习机会包括法戈的桑福德医疗中心和美国宇航局. Students may also apply to participate in research projects through the Department of Physics or Research Experience for 本科s program at NDSU or other institutions.