Applied Physics, BS (Boston)
Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogScienceBoston133 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source
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Introductory Physics
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Physics 1
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
From the catalog
Physics 2
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Intermediate Physics
Advanced Physics
- PHYS 3600 — Advanced Physics Laboratory
- PHYS 3602 — Electricity and Magnetism 1
- PHYS 3603 — Electricity and Magnetism 2
- PHYS 4305 — Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Advanced Physics Electives
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Complete three of the following:
- Choose 12 semester hours from:
- MATH 4606 — Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics
- PHYS 3601 — Classical Dynamics
- PHYS 4115 — Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 4621 — Biological Physics 1
- PHYS 4623 — Medical Physics
- PHYS 4651 — Medical Physics Seminar 1
- PHYS 4652 — Medical Physics Seminar 2
- PHYS 5113 — Particle Physics
- PHYS 5116 — Network Science 1
- PHYS 5117 — Advanced Astrophysics Topics
- PHYS 5118 — General Relativity and Cosmology
- PHYS 5125 — Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 5260 — Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Experiential Learning
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Note: The experiential learning requirement is waived following a student presentation connected with a co-op and/or research experience. The requirement is often fulfilled by a talk at a Society of Physics Students meeting but can be fulfilled by an adequately documented presentation at a professional meeting or at an appropriate campus event. Contact your faculty advisor for additional information.
- PHYS 4996 — Experiential Education Directed Study
Senior Capstone
- PHYS 5318 — Principles of Experimental Physics
Introduction to College
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
Experiential Learning Introduction
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
Writing Requirements
- One of:
- One of:
Mathematics
- MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 2321 — Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 2331 — Linear Algebra
- MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
Computational Methods
- One of:
Chemistry
Technical Electives
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Complete 16 semester hours of technical electives from the following:
BIOL 2301 to BIOL 5999
CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999
CHME 2001 to CHME 4699
CIVE 2001 to CIVE 4699
CS 2990 to CS 4900
EECE 2001 to EECE 5999
ENVR 2300 to ENVR 5999
IE 2001 to IE 4699
MATH 2321 to MATH 5999
ME 2001 to ME 4699
PHYS 2303 to PHYS 7999
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- Any BIOL course numbered 2301–5999
- Any CHEM course numbered 2311–5999
- Any CHME course numbered 2001–4699
- Any CIVE course numbered 2001–4699
- Any CS course numbered 2990–4900
- Any EECE course numbered 2001–5999
- Any ENVR course numbered 2300–5999
- Any IE course numbered 2001–4699
- MATH 2280 — Statistics and Software
- Any MATH course numbered 2321–5999
- Any ME course numbered 2001–4699
- Any PHYS course numbered 2303–7999
Concentrations
Astrophysics Concentration (Optional)
- PHYS 1111 — Introduction to Astronomy
From the catalog
The following courses may be counted toward major electives, if they are listed as applicable options in the approved curriculum.
Complete two of the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under applied-physics-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.