Portland-State-University 2023-2024 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 585Experimental Methods in Applied Physics

4

Ph 617Quantum Mechanics

4

Ph 618Quantum Mechanics

4

Ph 624Classical Mechanics

4

Ph 631/ECE 635Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions

4

Ph 632/ECE 636Electromagnetic Fields and Interactions

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.pdx.edu/physics. 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.