Overview

One of the hallmarks of our department is close student-faculty interaction through small classroom settings and hands-on collaborative research, frequently undertaken in the Nonlinear Optics Laboratory (featuring Nitrogen-pumped dye-laser system producing 7 ns pulses and a Melles-Griot air-cooled, tunable argon-ion laser system).

Nationally-Recognized Commitment to High-Level Teaching

We develop classroom environments that demonstrably help students learn physics deeply and develop critical problem-solving skills.

What is distinctive about the Physics Department at McDaniel College is that several of our curricular initiatives have been funded by large, external grants and our findings and results have been published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at national conferences devoted to physics education.

Also, the department further committed to delivering high-quality physics courses by hiring a full-time faculty member who specializes in physics education research.

Multiple Paths to Degree Completion

We provide two avenues to begin a degree in our department.

Students ready to take calculus are encouraged to enroll in General Physics I and Calculus I their first semester, and General Physics II and Calculus II in the Spring.
We also offer a novel alternate sequence of courses for students who not ready to take calculus their first semester: Introductory Physics I (Fall) and Introductory Physics II (Spring).

With this extra path, ALL interested students can get connected to the department and start working toward their major as soon as possible.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Astrophysics
Thermodynamics
From Lenses to Lasers
The Art of Programming
Differential Equations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Westminster, 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

Please include the last three completed years of schooling at minimum and your senior year schedule.
If English is not your first language or primary language of instruction, you will need to demonstrate English Proficiency by completing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), IELTS, SAT, or ACT.
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Tuition Fees

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53150 USD / year

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53150 USD / year

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53150 USD / year

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Living costs

Westminster

United States

1610 - 2727 USD / month

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Nationally-Recognized Commitment to High-Level Teaching

Multiple Paths to Degree Completion

Programme Structure

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