• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

The physics department has two M.S. programs: one with thesis and one without. There is no language requirement for either M.S. degree.

Option A

For the thesis M.S. degree, there are rigid requirements for both the minimum number of courses and the distribution of these courses.

Students must have 30 semester credits. No more than six credits of research may be included to satisfy the minimum requirements. A program with a minor must include 15 credits of regular physics courses (500 level or above, but not including PY 501, 502, 512 or 515) and nine credits outside the physics department (400 level or above). A program with no minor requires 24 hours of regular courses with at least 18 hours in the physics department (500 level or above, but not including PY 501, 511, or 514). If the M.S. degree is a terminal degree, the major emphasis should be on breadth. In this case, courses such as Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Optics, Atomic Physics, Computational Physics, Astrophysics and Solid State Physics (PY 506, 507, 516, 517, 525, 543 and 552, respectively) seem suitable, in addition to the Quantum Mechanics course strongly suggested for all students. A minor in some branch of engineering would seem appropriate for most students who do not plan further academic studies. Note: Courses for minor requirements are sometimes available in summer school.

Other requirements:

After a research director is chosen, an advisory committee is formed consisting of the adviser, one other physicist and a representative from the minor field (or another physicist, for the programs with no minor). Then a plan of work is submitted and must be approved and signed by the advisory committee, the director of graduate programs, and the Graduate School. The Graduate School requires that this plan of work be submitted before completion of one-half of the total program. An oral examination is required, which normally emphasizes the thesis.

Normally the M.S. (option A) degree is completed in 2 to 2.5 years. A period of more than 3-4 years in an M.S. program demonstrates unsatisfactory progress.

Option B

Students may obtain an M.S. degree without writing a thesis through the Option B degree. This option is normally exercised by Ph.D. students who consider it to be a degree obtained en route to the Ph.D. degree.

Requirements for the Option B degree include successful passing of the departmental examination and completion of 30 total graduate credit hours.

None of these hours may be research hours (i.e., PY 695 or PY 895). At least 18 credit hours must be letter-graded courses. No more than six credit hours are 400-level courses (not PY courses).

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制

学费：US$30,081.00 (¥ 191,372) /年

开学时间：预计在八月, 十二月 2022

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留学地点：College of Sciences3229 Broughton Hall,RALEIGH,North Carolina,27695, United States