International Direct - Bachelor of Science - Physics

Program Description

International direct admission is for international students with advanced English-language skills. It focuses on academic, cultural, and professional growth so students can excel in school—and prepare for a successful future.

International direct students receive:

• Exclusive and rigorous academic coursework
• Priority access to in-demand courses that fit their interests
• Guidance from academic advisors and mentors
• Career development and networking opportunities
• Intensive classes with domestic students

In the minds of many students, physics is often conflated with mathematics and to counter this view, the program design places a strong emphasis on the empirical motivation behind physical concepts. This is implemented both through experimental and computational courses as well as a growing number of cross-disciplinary offerings which serve to illustrate the physical approach to problem-solving and the recognition of patterns.

A Bachelor of Science in Physics will prepare students for demanding scientific research in any of the following areas of inquiry: non-linear optics and photonics, which can relate to laser eye protection; biomedical imaging; quantum dynamics; semiconductors; and even biological applications such as the acoustics of whale sonar.

Upon graduation, students will acquire:

• Appropriate competence in physics foundations and have been given a working knowledge of methodologies in a wide range of sub-fields in modern physics.
• Competence in laboratory skills and can work independently.
• The ability to select from an array of analytic and computational tools to solve specific problems.
• The ability to scientifically justify this decision and gauge its efficacy and methodologies in a wide range of sub-fields in modern physics.
• Competence in laboratory skills and can work independently.
• The ability to select from an array of analytic and computational tools to solve specific problems.
• The ability to scientifically justify this decision and gauge its efficacy.
• The ability to extend ideas from one area of physics to problems in other areas or disciplines.
• Broad awareness of the challenging and open problems of the day.
• The engagement in research at the earliest opportunity.
• The ability to relate and articulate the connections between abstract theoretical constructs and reality.