Vanderbilt University
6301 Stevenson Center
VU Station B #351807
Nashville, TN 37235

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physics-astronomy

Applied Physics Track

This track prepares students for graduate studies or careers in physics and related engineering disciplines.

The Curriculum

Physics introductory courses [8 or 10 hours]:
- PHYS 116-116b + 118a-118b, or
- PHYS 117a-117b + 119a-119b , or
- PHYS 121a-121b, or
- PHYS 137 + 121b
Core curriculum [19 hours]:
- PHYS 225A: Introduction to Quantum Physics and Applications [4+4]
- PHYS 223: Thermal and Statistical Physics [3]
- PHYS 227A: Intermediate Classical Mechanics [3]
- PHYS 229A: Electricity, Magnetism and Electrodynamics [3]
- PHYS 250: Physics Undergraduate Colloquium [1]
- ASTR 250: Astronomy Undergraduate Seminar [1]
Additional courses:
- PHYS 229b: Electricity, Magnetism and Electrodynamics [3]
- PHYS 251a: one semester of quantum physics [3]
- ES 260a-260b: applied computational physics [6]
- PHYS 221: optical physics [3]
- CHEM 102a-102b or MSE 150-250: two semesters of introductory materials science [6]
- PHYS 254 or MSE 278: solid state physics [3]

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
First Year	Physics 121a Math 150a or equivalent English 100W Foreign language 1	Physics 121b Math 150b or equivalent History and Culture 1(W) Foreign Language 2
Second Year	Physics 225a Materials Science 150 Math 170a or equivalent Humanities 1 (W) History and Culture 2	Physics 225b Materials Science 250 Math 170b or equivalent Humanities 2 Social Science 1
Third Year	Physics 227a Physics 223 Physics 221 Physics or Astronomy 250a Math 194 or 204 History and Culture 3	Physics 227b Physics 229a Physics 257 Math 198 or 208 Social Science 2
Fourth Year	Physics 251a Physics 229b Engineering Science 260a Social Science 2 History and Culture 4	Physics 251b Physics 254 Engineering Science 260b Astronomy or Physics 250b Humanities 3