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The Physics Education Track involves taking a minimum of 30 degree credits (600 or 700 level):

  • 6-credit thesis or a 3-credit research project
  • 9 credits of required (core) courses
  • 3 credits of mathematical physics or applied mathematics
  • 6 credits of required Education courses
  • the remaining credits are to be filled with elective courses

 

Choose 3 among the following Physics courses

Class number Class name # of credits
26:755:511 Advanced Classical Mechanics 3
26:755:521 Classical Electrodynamics 3
26:755:532 Quantum Mechanics 3
26:755:541 Statistical Mechanics 3

 

Required Education courses

Class number Class name # of credits
15:256:551 Development of Ideas in the Physical Sciences 3
21:750:450/26:755:650 Physics Education 3

 

Available Electives

Class number Class name # of credits
26:755:610 Special Topics in Experimental Physics (topics vary) 3
26:755:611 Special Topics in Theoretical Physics (topics vary) 3
26:755:632 Quantum Mechanics II 3
26:755:680 Quantum Mechanics III 3
26:755:621 Classical Electrodynamics II 3
Other Rutgers-Newark Departments Other departments (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Education) offer several electives of interest
NJIT NJIT offers several electives such as Biophysics, Physics of Materials, and several others
New Brunswick Rutgers New-Brunswick offers several electives in Physics, Engineering, Data Science, Education, and others