Physics Education
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 |