Applied Physics, M.S.
The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. 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 Sequence - 36 Credits
B or better average required
Core Courses (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
Choose One Track (6 Credits)
Materials Science/Nano Track
PHY 519 – Nanotech I: Fundamentals of Nanoscience
PHY 521 – Nanotech II: Characterization of Nanomaterials
Optics/Optical Instrumentation Track
PHY 530 – Optics and Detector Physics
PHY 531 – Interferometric Methods in Imaging and Precision Measurement
Elective Courses (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)
Select Thesis or Special Project
Master's Thesis
PHY 590 – Thesis Research I
PHY 591 – Thesis Research II
Special Project
PHY 580 – Special Project
May in some cases be completed with a host company where the student will complete
the work and be overseen by an on-campus adviser.