The Department of Physics and Astronomy program can prepare you for a variety of opportunities, especially in the industrial development and application of existing and emerging technologies. You may also choose physics as preparation for professional programs in medicine or law, or for a career as a science educator.

Our department has major research programs in condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and biophysics. Undergraduates often work in these research groups to broaden their experience. Students who meet the necessary scholastic standards often continue their studies in a graduate program, where opportunities exist to explore and to contribute to the most recent developments in the field.

Regardless of your specific career plans, our program will give you laboratory, computing, problem-solving, and communication skills valuable in any career.