Applied Physics Honors Program - 132 credit hours

This program offers a solid background in physics combined with an extensive introduction to the applied aspects of physics necessary for students planning careers in high technology industries. Students should enroll in the Co-operative Education Program to acquire valuable industrial experience. A grade average of B or higher is required to graduate. Students should consult a physics advisor when planning their programs.

Notes : PHYS 432 should be based on an industrially motivated project. An additional second year computing courses, such as CMPT 212, is recommended. Students considering graduate school in physics should also consider taking PHYS 413, 415, 425 and 445.

Upper Division Requirements - 51 credit hours
MATH 310-3 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
PHYS 324-3 Electromagnetics or PHYS 425-3 Electromagnetic theory
PHYS 326-3 Electronics and Instrumentation
PHYS 332-3 Optics Laboratory
PHYS 344-3 Thermal Physics
PHYS 355-3 Optics
PHYS 384-3 Methods of Theoretical Physics I
PHYS 385-3 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 431-4 Advanced Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 432-5 Undergraduate Honors Thesis
PHYS 465-3 Solid State Physics
+ 14 credit hours chosen from
ENSC 426-4 High Frequency Electronics
ENSC 495-3 Introduction to Microelectronic Fabrication **
PHYS 365-3 Semiconductor Device Physics
PHYS 430-4 Digital Electronics and Interfacing
PHYS 455-3 Applied Optics
CHEM 340-3 Materials Chemistry or ENSC 330-3 Engineering Materials
MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis or PHYS 395-3 Computational Physics
** the normal prerequisite for this course (ENSC 222) can be replaced by PHYS 326 and PHYS 331.