PhD Physics at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The PhD in Physics requires at least 72 graduate credit hours, a research-based qualifier, candidacy and a dissertation with oral defense, with concentrations in general physics, astrophysics, biophysics and neuroscience.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Department of Physics | Duration: At least 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Students take core courses in Mathematical Methods, Advanced Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory and Quantum Mechanics, 15 hours of concentration courses and 18 dissertation hours.

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Entry requirements

Prerequisites to M.S. and Ph.D. Degree Programs: : Prospective students must satisfy the requirements of the Graduate School as described in this catalog and have the approval of the Graduate Admissions Committee of the Department of Physics. In addition, to be admitted to graduate study in physics without deficiency, candidates should have an undergraduate degree with the equivalent of a 30-hour major in physics including intermediate-level courses in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum physics and thermal physics, and mathematics through differential equations. Students who present less than the above may be admitted with deficiency dependent on degree track subject to the approval of the department’s Graduate Admissions Committee. Students may eliminate deficiencies while concurrently enrolling in graduate courses, provided prerequisites are met. While submission of Graduate

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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