California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science in PhysicsFresno, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* students outside the U.S; August 1 - students in the U.S.
Key Summary
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Introduction
The B.S. in Physics offers preparation appropriate to employment in government and industry involving a range of activities from laboratory work to technical sales. It also offers appropriate background preparation for graduate study in physics and a large number of other fields. With an appropriate choice of electives, it provides a very strong premedical, predental, or pre-optometry program.
Beyond professional goals, the study of physics provides a deep understanding of fundamental processes which underlie our physical world and fosters methods of inquiry that promotes intelligent analysis.
Program Outcome
What You Can Learn
- The nature of space and time
- Why at the smallest scales nature is random
- Do research at the Large Hadron Collider to discover new particles
- Learn how physics can be used in medicine
- What’s on the other side of a black holes’ event horizon
Curriculum
1. Physics Major requirements (45 - 46 units)
Physics core (36 units)
PHYS 4A, PHYS 4AL, PHYS 4B, PHYS 4BL, PHYS 4C, PHYS 102, PHYS 104, PHYS 105A, PHYS 105B, PHYS 107A, PHYS 110, PHYS 115, PHYS 140
Upper-division electives (9 - 10 units)
Includes courses in physics and, with approval, in related fields. Students planning to pursue graduate study in physics are strongly encouraged to take courses from the following list: PHYS 107B, PHYS 135, PHYS 136, PHYS 137, PHYS 150, PHYS 151, PHYS 155, PHYS 156, PHYS 157, PHYS 158, PHYS 162, PHYS 163, PHYS 168S, PHYS 170A, PHYS 171, and PHYS 180
Additional requirements (28-29 units)*
MATH 75, MATH 76, MATH 77, MATH 81, CHEM 1A, CHEM 1AL, CHEM 1B, CHEM 1BL (25 units)
Plus one of the following
CSCI 40 (4 units) or ECE 71 (3 units)
2. General Education requirements (48 units)*
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing. Note: Physics majors are exempt from the M/I requirement.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total units (120)
*7 units will be satisfied by the following two courses in additional requirements: 4 units of CHEM 1A/1AL in G.E. Breadth B1 and 3 units of MATH 75 in G.E. Foundation B4.