The Department of Physics and Engineering Physics also offers an
Undergraduate Engineering Physics (EP) Program, which leads to a BS
degree in Engineering Physics in four concentrations (see below). The
program aims to attract students who are intrigued by the possibility
of combining a mastery of basic physics concepts with exposure to
state-of-the-art engineering technology in selected high-tech areas.
The EP Program is a special program that was developed
jointly by the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics and the
School of Engineering. Students in the EP Program follow a special
core curriculum that combines aspects of the SoE and ISSA core
curricula. This combination of courses provides the students with the
basic concepts of engineering together with a basic understanding of
physical phenomena at a microscopic level and lets them explore the
relation of the physics concepts to practical problems of engineering
in one of four high-tech areas of concentration: Applied Optics,
Microelectronics and Photonics, Atmospheric and Environmental Science
or Plasma and Surface Physics. These concentrations represent
high-tech areas of significant current local and global technological
and economic interest. The PEP department has both research strength
and educational expertise in these areas where there is significant
growth potential. For all concentrations, required and/or elective
courses offered by other departments (EE, EN, MT) can be used to
complement departmental course offerings, which provide the students
in the program with the necessary diversity, breadth, and depth of
educational offerings and research opportunities.
Recommended Course Sequences
The course sequence listed below shows the first two years of the
curriculum that is common to all concentrations.
Freshman Year
TERM I
Hours
Class
Lab
Cred
Hu
Humanities
3
0
3
Ma 115
Calculus I
3
0
3
Ch 115
General Chem. I
3
0
3
Ch 117
General Chem. Lab I
0
3
1
PEP 111
Mechanics I
3
0
3
E 115
Intro. to Programming
1
2
2
E 120
Eng. Graphics
0
2
1
E 121
Eng. Design I
0
3
2
PE 200
Physical Education I
0
2
1
TOTALS
13
12
19
TERM II
Hours
Class
Lab
Cred
Hu
Humanities
3
0
3
Ma 116
Calculus II
3
0
3
Ch 116
General Chem. II
3
0
3
Ch 118
General Chem. Lab II
0
3
1
PEP 112
Electricity & Magnetism
3
0
3
E 122
Eng. Design II
0
3
2
PE 200
Physical Education II
0
2
1
TOTALS
12
8
16
Sophomore Year
TERM III
Hours
Class
Lab
Cred
Hu
Humanities
3
0
3
Ma 221
Differential Equations
4
0
4
E 245
Circuits & Systems
2
3
3
PEP 221
Physics Lab I
0
3
1
PEP 209
Modern Optics
3
0
3
PEP 297
SKIL I
1
3
2
PE 200
Physical Education III
0
2
1
TOTALS
13
11
17
TERM IV
Hours
Class
Lab
Cred
Hu
Humanities
3
0
3
Ma 227
Multivariable Calculus
3
0
3
E 234
Thermodynamics
3
0
3
PEP 222
Physics Lab II
0
3
1
PEP 242
Modern Physics
3
0
3
PEP 298
SKIL II
1
3
2
PE 200
Physical Education IV
0
2
1
TOTALS
13
8
16
Following are links to recommended course sequences for the final two years in each of the concentration areas.
Recommended Course Sequences for the Final Two Years
