Physics/Physical Science

Physics offers challenging, exciting, and productive careers. Physicists often cover many specialized fields - from acoustics, astronomy, and astrophysics to medical physics, geophysics, and vacuum sciences. Physics offers a variety of career opportunities as well - lab supervisor, researcher, technician, teacher, manager. Physics opens doors to employment opportunities throughout the world in government, industry, schools, and private organizations.

Baccalaureate/Transfer Options

  • Associate of Science with concentration in Physics
    • Suggested courses for the Physics Concentration: PHYS 151, 152, 153
    • Additional suggested courses: CHEM 131, 132; MATH 121, 122, 221, 230

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Physics Courses

NumberTitleHours
PHYS 105Physics of Sound and Light3-2-4
PHYS 100Physics of the Modern World4-0-4
PHYS 101Introduction to Physics 13-2-4
PHYS 102Introduction to Physics 23-2-4
PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion3-2-4
PHYS 152Electricity and Magnetism3-2-4
PHYS 153Thermodynamics and Modern Physics3-2-4

Physics Faculty

Full-time Physics Faculty

Other Faculty Teaching Physics Courses

  • Brown, Stephen