Our innovative curriculum explores topics ranging from ?the six ideas that shaped physics? and the physics of music to general relativity and cosmology. Theses are required, and majors are encouraged to elect independent research projects.
A highlight of our department is the incredible access students have to research-grade equipment including the Table Mountain 1-meter telescope, a scanning electron microscope and a tunneling microscope.
To meet diverse interests, the physics major includes multiple tracks: physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences.
Our graduates are problem-solvers and include research scientists, astronomers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, computer programmers and movie technicians.
