Portland-State-University 2016-2017 Bulletin

Applied Physics Ph.D.

Requirements

All doctoral students must earn a minimum of 81 credits beyond the bachelor's degree. Candidates for the Ph.D. in Applied Physics must satisfy requirements related to coursework, seminar, and a dissertation, including a minimum of 69 credits as follows:

Courses

Ph 617Quantum Mechanics

4

Ph 618Quantum Mechanics

4

Ph 631/ECE 635Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions

4

Ph 632/ECE 636Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions

4

Ph 624Classical Mechanics

4

Ph 585Experimental Methods in Applied Physics

4

Ph 607Seminar

6

Ph 603Dissertation

27

Electives

12

Electives: (all from one specialty area)

Total Credit Hours: 69

Approved electives in the three specialty areas of Nanoscience and Materials Physics, Atmospheric Physics, and Biophysics are found in the Physics Graduate Student Handbook and on the web at www.physics.pdx.edu. Candidates for the Ph.D. in Applied Physics are required to pass the comprehensive examination, a prospectus examination, and write and orally defend a dissertation.