Applied Physics, M.S.

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. In addition, a 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation. The department website provides an overview of the program, including admission requirements, faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/physics/programs.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (36 CREDITS)

Core Requirements (18 Credits)
PHY 507 – Applied Physics Graduate Seminar
PHY 512 – Methods of Theoretical Physics I 
CHE 520 – Advanced Physical chemistry I
CSC 541 – Digital Image Processing 

Select two from: 
MBA 502 – Statistical Decision Making
MBA 504 – Organizational Behavior 
MBA 505 – Marketing Management 
MBA 506 – Financial and Managerial Accounting 

Area of Specialization (6 Credits)

For students in the Materials Science/Nano Track:
PHY 519 – Nanotech I: Fundamentals of Nanoscience
PHY 521 – Nanotech II: Characterization of Nanomaterials 

For students in the Optics/Optical Instrumentation Track:
PHY 530 – Optics and Detector Physics 
PHY 531 – Interferometric Methods in Imaging and Precision Measurement 

Directed Electives (6 Credits)
PHY 513 – Methods of Theoretical Physics II
PHY 522 – Nanoscale Fabrication and Synthesis 
PHY 523 – Nanotech IV-Nanosystems Laboratory 
CSC 551 – Pattern Recognition 
CSC 561 – Scientific Visualization 
CHE 532 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 
MBA 502 – Statistical Decision Making 
MBA 504 – Organizational Behavior 
MBA 505 – Marketing Management 
MBA 506 – Financial and Managerial Accounting 
MBA 507 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Business and Management 
MBA 510 – Project Management 
MBA 512 – Strategic Factors in Marketing 
MBA 515 – International Entrepreneurship 
MBA 537 – Product Management 
MBA 538 – Marketing Analysis and Measurement 
MBA 548 – Business Process Excellence 

Capstone (6 Credits)

Option 1: Master's Thesis
PHY 590 – Thesis Research I
PHY 591 – Thesis Research II

Option 2: Special Project
PHY 580 – Special Project