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image 1Department of Physics
Programs M.S. in Physics with Optics concentration Back to Introduction

Plan of Study
A thesis track and a non-thesis track are available.
(30 credits for both tracks.)

Required Courses
(for both)
Course#
 Course Title
PHY 502 Electrodynamics
PHY 505 Optical Instrumentation
PHY 507 Quantum Mechanics I
PHY 513 Solid State Physics for Optics
PHY 515 Modern Optics Laboratory

Thesis Track: 6 credits of thesis research and at least 9 credits from the list below.

Non-Thesis Track: at least 15 credits from the list below.

Elective Courses
Course#
 Course Title
PHY 603 Lasers I
PHY 604 Lasers II
PHY 606 Physical Optics
PHY 607 Quantum Mechanics II
PHY 608 Nonlinear Optics
PHY 613 Statistical Mechanics
PHY 620 Mathematical Methods in Theoretical Physics I
PHY 623 Classical Mechanics
PHY 628 Atomic Physics & Spectroscopy
PHY 642 Quantum Optics
PHY 648 Fiber Optics
PHY 658 Laser Cooling & Trapping
PHY 662 Radiation, Detection, and Noise

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Department of Physics
Adelphi University
Blodgett Hall, Room 8
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701

p - 516.877.4880
f - 516.877.4887
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