Physics - Materials Science Concentration, Thesis, (MS)

University of Memphis

Program RequirementsAfter meeting the general degree requirements for admission to The Graduate School, students selecting Physics as a major will be assigned to the Department Graduate Committee, which must approve and direct their course of study.Core requirements (9 credit hours):Must take three of the four courses listed below:PHYS 7100 - Classical Mechanics Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 7200 - Quantum Mechanics I Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 7300 - Electrodynamics Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 7520 - Statistical Mechanics Credit Hours: (3)Satisfactory completion of an oral comprehensive exam typically given during the final thesis oral presentation.Materials Science Concentration, thesis program (30 credit hours)(Physics Program requirement: 9 credit hours, Concentration requirement: 6 credit hours, Thesis: 6 credit hours, Additional courses: 9 credit hours)Materials Science Concentration requirement:Must take two of the following courses:PHYS 6020 - Soft Matter and Biological Physics Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 6610 - Solid State Physics Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 6720 - Materials Physics Credit Hours: (3)PHYS 7390 - Polymer Physics Credit Hours: (3)MECH 7361 - Mech Bhvr Of Materials Credit Hours: (3)Sufficient additional coursesSufficient additional courses (in a collateral field of study with course numbers 6000 or above), including 6 semester hours in PHYS 7996, Thesis, to satisfy a minimum of 30 semester hours. These courses must be approved by the graduate advisor.PHYS 7996 - Thesis Credit Hours: (1-6)The student must presentThe student must present a research proposal to the graduate thesis committee at the end of the first semester of his/her study for the thesis approval.The student must completeThe student must complete a research project, submit a written thesis describing the research, orally present and defend the thesis before a faculty committee. Students should familiarize themselves with the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guide before beginning to write.

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