Physics B.S. - Concentration: Industrial Physics
The Industrial Physics concentration prepares students for careers in industry that require a strong background in physics. The first three years of the industrial physics concentration mirrors the first three years of the Engineering Transfer program within the Bachelor of Arts in Physics.
Contact person: David Larrabee
Program Features
51 credits
Required major core courses:
three courses from:
| PHYS 301 | Strength Of Materials | 3 credits |
| PHYS 403 | Optics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 411 | Thermal Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 421 | Statistical Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 423 | Advanced Electronics | 4 credits |
| PHYS 428 | Theoretical Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 432 | Applied Electromagnetic Theory: Radio Waves and High Frequency Circuits | 4 credits |
| PHYS 433 | Atomic and Nuclear Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 441 | Theoretical Mechanics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 471 | Special Problems in Physics | 3 credits |
| CHEM 371 | Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative | 4 credits |
Co-requisite courses:
| CHEM 121 | GE: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GE: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| MATH 140 | GE: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| MATH 141 | GE: Calculus II | 4 credits |
| MATH 240 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 credits |
| BIOL 114 | GE: Introductory Biology I | 4 credits |
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| ECON 111 | GE: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| ECON 112 | GE: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 204 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| CMST 111 | GE: Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
Recommended courses:
Additional requirements:
At least nine credits of required courses (not co-requisites) must be completed at East Stroudsburg University. A minimum of a “C-” must be obtained in each of the required and cognate courses.
Program Curriculum Plan (Industrial Physics)
(Subject to change by the university without notice)
Freshman Year
Fall
| ENGL 103 | English Composition | 3 credits |
| MATH 140 | GE: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| CHEM 121 | GE: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GE: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credits |
| PHYS 111 | Engineering Graphics | 2 credits |
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| ECON 111 | GE: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| ECON 112 | GE: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| PHYS 161 | GE: Physics I | 4 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credits |
| MATH 141 | GE: Calculus II | 4 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
Spring
| PHYS 261 | Physics III | 3 credits |
| PHYS 328 | Mathematical Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 202 | Dynamics | 3 credits |
| CMST 111 | GE: Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Junior Year
Fall
| PHYS 361 | Physics IV | 3 credits |
| PHYS 240 | Basic Electronics | 4 credits |
| PHYS 333 | Advanced Physics Lab I | 3 credits |
| BIOL 114 | GE: Introductory Biology I | 4 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| PHYS 415 | Computational Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 431 | Electromagnetic Theory | 4 credits |
| | FIT Elective | 1 credit |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Senior Year
Fall
| | Physics Elective | 3 credits |
| | Physics Elective | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| | General Education Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| PHYS 415 | Computational Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 495 | Seminar | 1 credits |
| PHYS 493 | Research in Physics | 3 credits |
| | Physics Elective | 3 credits |
| | FIT Elective | 1 credit |
| | Elective | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
For more information, contact Program Coordinator David Larrabee at 570-422-3292 or email dlarrabee@esu.edu.