Overview

Interested and qualified students may pursue several opportunities for advanced work, including graduate courses and participation with graduate students and faculty in research with the Physics program of Wesleyan University. The department encourages its students to “do physics” at the earliest opportunity by making arrangements to work with one of the research groups or by arranging an independent research tutorial. Research may be experimental or theoretical and may, but need not, result in a senior honors thesis. Most majors who intend to write a thesis begin research no later than the junior year and continue it through the summer into the senior year. Current research interests include quantum computing, single molecule biophysics, soft condensed-matter physics, charge transport in photovoltaic devices, fluid dynamics, laser plasmas, spectroscopy, collision studies involving excited atoms and molecules, and wave transport in complex media.

Many students also take advantage of Wesleyan’s computing facilities in their research or coursework. The University has a large computer cluster available to all who are doing research.

Student Learning Goals

Physics majors acquire the following knowledge and competencies:

Application of precision and predictive mathematics to expand the description of natural phenomena

Observation of physical phenomena through experimentation and research

Determining the relevant parameters to quantify a complex system

Open-ended problem-solving skills

Quantum theory

Electromagnetism and optics

Thermodynamics

Statistical mechanics

Classical dynamics

Condensed-matter physics

Mathematical and computational methods

Programme Structure

Courses include:

General Physics

Design and Engineering

Biophysics

Waves and Oscillations

Quantum Mechanics

Electricity and Magnetism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Middletown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application or Coalition Application

Secondary School Report and official high school transcripts

Counselor Recommendation

Mid-year Grade Report

Two Teacher Evaluations

$55 Application Fee (non-refundable) or Fee Waiver

If you wish to submit your SAT or ACT as proof of English proficiency, you must submit all sections of the SAT or ACT.

A high degree of proficiency in English, as described below, must also be demonstrated.

A strong secondary school preparation in English, social science, science, mathematics, and a foreign language.

Candidates studying at schools outside the US who have taken national examinations for university admission (A levels, French Baccalaureate, ISC, International Baccalaureate, etc.) are expected to have achieved superior results.

Interviews are not required as part of the admissions process, but we encourage prospective students to arrange them if possible.

Tuition Fees

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72438 USD / year

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72438 USD / year

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72438 USD / year

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Living costs

Middletown

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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