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 617 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| Ph 618 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| Ph 631 | Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions | 4 |
| Ph 632 | Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions | 4 |
| Ph 624 | Classical Mechanics | 4 |
| Ph 585 | Experimental Methods in Applied Physics | 4 |
| Ph 607 | Seminar | 0-9 |
| Ph 603 | Dissertation | 1-16 |
| | 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.