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Application Deadlines
Fall:
January 15th for financial assistance (this includes
teaching and research assistantships) Spring:
December 1st for Spring 2007
October 15th for Spring 2008 Summer:
Not open for admissions
Application Requirements Test Scores: GRE
Special Instructions: No specific special
instructions. If you have any questions regarding application
requirements or other aspects of the program please contact the
department directly. New England Regional:
PHD: Vermont |
Physics
Nesmith Hall, Rm. 310
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 2669
Email:
Web Address: http://www.physics.unh.edu
Degree Offered (MS, PHD):
The Department of Physics offers the degrees of master of science and the doctor
of philosophy. Areas of specialization are space physics and astrophysics,
experimental nuclear physics, biomedical imaging, theoretical nuclear and
high-energy physics, experimental physics of solids and nano-materials, and
string theory.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the master of science and doctor of philosophy programs are
expected to have a bachelor’s degree in science, with at least 24 credits in
physics and closely allied fields. Applicants must submit current scores (within
five years) from the general test of the GRE.
Degree Requirements
M.S. Degree Requirements
The courses required for the master of science in physics include PHYS 805, 931,
939, 941, and 943. Students in the M.S. program are not required to take the
Ph.D. comprehensive examination. Students may select one of the following plans:
complete 30 semester hours of courses chosen in consultation with the graduate
adviser, or complete 24 semester hours of courses chosen in consultation with
the graduate adviser, complete a thesis representing the equivalent of six
semester hours’ work, and pass an oral examination on the thesis.
Ph.D. Degree Requirements
The courses required for a doctor of philosophy degree in physics include PHYS
805, 931, 935, 939, 941-942, and 943-944, and any additional four courses at the
900 level, excluding 999. With appropriate additional work, a student may
petition to receive credit for two of the following courses: PHYS 808, 810, 812,
818, 820, 864, and courses from other departments.
For students doing Ph.D. research in astrophysics or space physics, two of their
four elective courses must be PHYS 951 and PHYS 940. These students must also
take either 810 or 812.
Admission to candidacy for the degree is based primarily on demonstrated ability
in formal coursework; experience in teaching, equivalent to at least half time
for one year; passing a written comprehensive examination; and passing an oral
defense of a proposed thesis topic. The comprehensive examination is normally
taken during the first year and must be passed by the middle of the second year.
Upon completion of a dissertation, doctoral candidates will take an oral
examination based on the area of their research.
Interdisciplinary Research
The department encourages research in areas related to physics or applied
physics. If students desire to do research in a field related to physics,
special provisions may be made. Contact the department chairperson or graduate
adviser for details.
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