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Department of Physics

Michigan Technological University
www.phy.mtu.edu

Be a Physics Major

Physics
Applied Physics
Secondary Education Option

Minor in Physics

Physics
Astrophysics
Remote Sensing

Be a Double Major Or Get a Second Degree

One-on-One Advising

Leading Edge Physics Courses

Earn a Bachelor's Degree in Physics or Applied Physics

Go Into

Industry
Research
Graduate School

Become a

Research Scientist
Teacher
Professor
Leader
Inventor
Editor

Be Multidisciplinary in

Engineering
Media
Operations
Analysis
Programming

Be Nontraditional in

Finance
Gaming
Multimedia
Medicine

Opportunities in the Department

Society of Physics Students
Physics Learning Center
Discovery Lab
Senior Project
Colloquium
Summer Research

Campus and Area

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Entrepreneurs and Inventors Club
Michigan Space Grant
Isle Royale Institute

Become a

Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Physics
Senior Advanced System Staff Engineer
Chief Scientist
General Manager
Research Scientist
Operations Manager
Vice President
Senior Research Scientist
President
Principal Engineer
Senior Science Systems Analyst
Flight Test Engineer
Senior Geophysicist
High School Teacher
Nuclear Submarine Reactor Operator

Work at

MIT Lincoln Lab
University of Illinois, Urbana
Visteon Corporation
University of Maryland
General Electric
University of Washington
Northrop Grumman Corporation
University of Arizona
US Navy
National Data Corporation
Michigan State University
Science Applications International Corporation
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Scana Corporation
Michigan Technological University
TRW Incorporated
US Air Force
Boeing Corporation
Arizona State University
Rockwell International Corporation
Honeywell Incorporated
Digivision Incorporated

Physics Courses

Development of Physics Skills
Team Approach to Learning Physics
Introductory Physics Lab
College Physics
Introductory Astronomy
Sophomore Seminar
University Physics I - Mechanics
University Physics II - Electricity & Magnetism
Electronics for Scientists
University Physics III - Fluids & Thermal Physics
University Physics IV - Waves & Modern Physics
Introduction to Meteorology
Theoretical Mechanics
Geometrical and Physics Optics
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
Nuclear Radiation Measurements
Modern Physics Laboratory
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Senior Colloquium
Qualitative Methods
Senior Research
Senior Thesis
Electricity and Magnetism
Computers in the Physics Laboratory
Computational Methods in Physics
Computer Simulation in Physics
Introduction to Nuclear Physics
Introduction to Solid State Physics
Stellar Astrophysics
Galactic Astrophysics
Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
Special Topics in Physics

Become a Physics Major

Department of Physics

Michigan Technological University
www.phy.mtu.edu
physics@mtu.edu

Topics

1. Nanotechnology
2. Materials
3. Lasers
4. Astrophysics
5. Relativity
6. Space Physics
7. Remote Sensing
8. Hyperspectral Imaging
9. Circumstellar Imaging
10. Optical Astronomy
11. Atmospheric Physics
12. Optics
13. Cosmic Rays
14. Electronics
15. Gamma Rays
16. Biomolecules
17. Atomic & Molecular
18. NMR & NQR
19. Bomb Detection
20. Rockets
21. Be a Part of History

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