Physics
Physics
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Concentrations Offered
Pre-medical curriculum, Applied physics curriculum
Top 5 Reasons to Study
Core
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Quantitative Analysis
- Applied Mathematics
- Design of Experiments
- Technical Writing and Presentations
Sample
Jobs
- Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Scientist
- High School Teacher
- Medical Physicist
Successful Career Outcomes
Top
Employment
Industries
- Materials Science
- Medical Technology
- Biological Research
- Education
- Astronomy and Space Exploration
Brag
Points
- MSU Physics grads have gone on to graduate study at MIT, Univ. of Southern California, Univ. of California Davis, Michigan State Univ., Duke Univ. Medical Physics, Univ. of Arizona, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, among other schools.
- Job placements include Los Alamos National Lab, the Naval Oceanographic Office at Stennis Space Center, US Navy, US Air Force, US Space Force, ERDC Vicksburg.
- Prestigious scholarships awarded to Physics grads include three Goldwater Scholarships, two Astronaut Scholarships, and a US Dept. of Energy Computational Sciences graduate fellowship.
Physics
Bachelor of Science in Physics
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