The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers programs in physics, in astronomy, and a second-bachelor curriculum for engineering students. Physics is considered to be a foundation science for other sciences such as Chemistry, Astrophysics, and Geophysics, and for applied fields such as Engineering. Physics encompasses the study of the physical nature of the universe, on all scales ranging from those of subatomic elementary particles to the observable universe as a whole. There are many opportunities for Physics students to participate in research projects with physics and astronomy faculty.