物理

Background Information

The Department of 物理 has growing undergraduate and graduate programs. 然而,, its size remains comparatively small, 允许学生与所有11名教员进行个性化互动. Not only do students participate in research projects early on, 他们经常成为同行评议出版物的作者，并在地区和国家会议和研讨会上展示他们的成果. In addition, our students are highly engaged; they regularly participate successfully in the University 物理 Competition and contribute actively to various outreach activities.

物理系的研究重点集中在三个领域:材料(特别是软材料), computational physics, and physics education research. While this represents only a small subset of all existing physics fields, our focus makes us competitive and successful on the national level and beyond. 学生可以在许多课程选项中选择，为他们的工业做好准备, 政府al, and academic careers. The Fargo/Moorhead urban area contains three colleges with a physics program. Courses can be taken in each college through the Tri-大学 University. 这增加了可选课程的数量，达到了只有大型大学才有的水平.

高 School Preparation

A prospective physics major is generally expected to have taken physics, 化学, and mathematics courses. Computer courses can also be useful. Incoming students should normally be ready to start learning calculus. 我们的一些新生已经修了物理或数学的AP课程. 请注意, 然而, 在这些科目上的任何不足都可以在大学一年级或以后的几年里得到弥补.

Curriculum Options

物理系最受欢迎的课程选择是标准物理专业. 同样受欢迎的是我们的两个双专业物理和数学以及物理和计算机科学. 也, we offer new dual majors in Electrical Engineering and 物理, and in Mechanical Engineering and 物理. 所有这些课程都允许有充分准备的学生利用物理学之间的密切联系，在四年内完成两个专业的要求, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. 此外，该系还开设了以光学科学与工程为重点的物理专业. The optical science and engineering option, which is the only regional program of this type, 包括由物理系和电气与计算机工程系使用最先进的光学教学实验室教授的跨学科光学/光子学系列课程. 最后, 高素质的学生可以通过在大三的时候参加加速硕士课程来获得物理学学士和硕士学位.

我们所有的物理专业(包括双专业和物理专业的光学科学和工程选项)都选修经典力学的入门课程, computational physics, electricity and magnetism, 光学, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and modern physics, as well as selected specialized courses such as 光子学, 激光, or condensed matter physics. In addition, all physics majors get involved in research projects with faculty, typically in fields like materials (including bio- and polymer physics), computational physics, and physics education research. Two dedicated courses allow students to receive credit for their research efforts. 我们的任何课程选择都为学生在物理学或相关领域的研究生工作和随后的工业就业做好准备, 政府, or academia. 物理学专业的毕业生有很好的就业前景，因为他们被广泛认为具有创造性和坚持不懈的问题解决能力，往往能够进入领导岗位.

Career Opportunities

对于那些希望在获得学士学位后继续从事职业的物理专业学生来说，存在着各种各样的就业机会. Some find positions in industry or 政府. Many technical industries seek physics graduates for work in software development, engineering, science and lab technician positions, management and sales. 根据全国大学和雇主协会2020年冬季工资调查的结果, physics majors were expected to receive an average starting salary of $72,086.

As technology continues to develop, 需要有技术的人在基础科学方面有新的发现. 正因为如此，有才华的物理专业学生被鼓励攻读博士学位. 优秀的物理学博士毕业生在大学从事研究和教学工作，或在政府实验室和研究型行业就业.

物理教育是如此基础，它为几乎所有技术领域的研究生教育提供了极好的准备, including engineering. Additionally, 乐虎电子物理学专业的毕业生进入医学院学习法律. One past graduate received a doctorate in biophysics and now works at the University of Minnesota Medical School; another is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Some of our recent graduates worked on advanced degrees in biomedical engineering, chemical physics, electrical engineering, solid-state physics, meteorology and radiological science. 许多应届毕业生在康奈尔大学等学校攻读研究生课程, Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon University, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Chicago, State University of New York Stony Brook, Rutgers University and Northwestern University.

Financial Aid

NDSU的经济援助形式包括贷款、助学金、奖学金和勤工俭学. 符合联邦大学勤工俭学资格的学生可能会因从事部门研究项目而获得报酬. 高素质的学生可以通过物理系或科学与数学学院被聘为本科生研究助理(RA)或学习助理(LA)。.

Internships

合作教育项目为学生提供了一个赚钱的机会，并通过在工业或政府实验室工作一个或多个学期获得宝贵的经验. Internship opportunities include Sanford Medical Center in Fargo and NASA. 学生也可以通过新大物理系或其他机构的本科生研究体验项目申请参与研究项目.