Physicists conduct research into the basic laws of nature or use existing knowledge about the physical world to develop applications and to design new products. A degree in physics prepares the student for a career in physics or related job industry, a governmental lab, teaching, as well as for further graduate study.

The Department of Physics at?the University of West Georgia?offers a complete undergraduate curriculum in physics as well as courses in physics and astronomy for those who are majoring in other disciplines. Well-equipped laboratories and computer facilities are available.

We offer a B. S. degree in physics as well as a dual degree physics/engineering program with the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this program a student takes courses for approximately three years at UWG and then transfers to the engineering program for about two more years. At the end of the program the student receives bachelor's degrees in both physics and engineering from the two colleges respectively. Similar programs in physics with concentrations in business and in education are also available.

Objectives

• Students will be able to apply mathematical problem solving techniques in the upper level required courses, such as modern physics and thermodynamics.
• Students earning a B.S. degree in Physics will be able to make basic physical measurements in the laboratory and analyze and interpret the results.
• Students will be able to communicate effectively to a physics audience, in written form.
• Students will be able to communicate orally to a physics audience.