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Applied Physics (MS) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Applied Physics is directed at students interested in engineering physical systems where acquiring and interpreting information requires understanding of physical models, measurement techniques and disruptive factors such as noise and turbulence, for example RF or acoustic detection, photonics and mechanics of solid and fluid media.

Department: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering  |  Duration: 28 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Required analytical courses AME 508 Machine Learning and Computational Physics and AME 525 Linear Algebra in Engineering Science, at least two core courses from topical areas (electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering, optics and photonics, mechanics of fluid and solid media) and three electives, totaling 28 units.

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Application information

Duration: 28 units

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