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MS Physics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Programme overview

The department offers MS and PhD in Physics. Research areas include condensed matter, high energy and nuclear, astrophysics, atomic, molecular and optical, complex systems, quantum information, biological physics and physics education research. Students may choose experimental, theoretical or computational thesis projects; an optional Computational Science and Engineering concentration is available.

Faculty: The Grainger College of Engineering  |  Department: Physics  |  Duration: 32 elective hours; usually 1.5 years full-time (up to two years with deficiencies)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

32 elective hours with at least 12 at 500 level and at least 16 PHYS hours (8 at 500 level); no more than 8 hours of PHYS 597.

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Application information

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