Overview

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Physicists try to answer several fundamental questions. What is the world made of? How do these parts interact? How do relatively simple laws of nature give rise to complicated behaviors? Physicists hunt for new phenomena, and then puzzle out the explanation behind these effects. Physicists investigate the laws of nature and how those laws govern the world in which we live.

While the Physics program at Vassar College can prepare our students for advanced study in physics or related fields (over one-third of our majors choose to go on to graduate school), it can also prepare them to play a direct and important role in society as scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, writers, financial experts, and architects. The career options for Vassar physics majors are abundant.

Exposure to scientific reasoning and methods are important for all Vassar students, not just physics majors. The department also offers a number of accessible and interesting courses for students majoring in disciplines outside of the sciences. The topics of these courses include the interactions of subatomic particles, the science of sound, contemporary technologies, the philosophy of physics, and the study of motion in the real world using digital video analysis. The department also shares faculty with the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and has a strong interest in the history of science and the influence of technology on contemporary culture and politics.

A number of Vassar physics students are also interested in engineering. Those looking for a liberal arts education with an engineering emphasis can arrange to spend three years at Vassar and two years at Dartmouth College, which results in a bachelor's degree from each institution.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physics

Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Experimental Physics

Issues in Contemporary Education

Modern Physics

Experimental Physics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 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

Poughkeepsie, 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.

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General requirements

Common Application
$65 application fee or a fee waiver
School Report with the Counselor Recommendation and High School Transcript: To be completed and sent by your school counselor.
A Teacher Evaluation
Mid-year Report: Your school counselor or another school official must submit your mid-year grades to us. Early Decision applicants must submit a fall progress report and will be asked to provide their first-term grades as soon as they become available.
If English is neither your first language nor the primary language of instruction in secondary schools you have attended for the last three years.

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73275 USD / year

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73275 USD / year

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73275 USD / year

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Living costs

Poughkeepsie

United States

1138 - 2480 USD / month

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