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ProfessionalMasterofScienceinPhysics
OnlineInfoSession
UWPhysicsDepartmentUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on
Website:emsp.phys.washington.edu
UWProfessionalMSinPhysicsProgram
Agenda• Welcome&Introduc7ons• TheMS-Physics(PMSP)degreeprogramatUW• PMSPAdmissionandDegreeRequirements• PartnershipbetweenUWPhysicsandUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on(PCE)
• Ques7ons&Discussion
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Today’shosts• Prof.JeffreyWilkes,UWDepartmentofPhysics
• Mr.RenéSiegenthaler,UWProfessionalandCon7nuingEduca7on(PCE)Theseslideswillbeavailableonourwebsite,hRp://emsp.phys.washington.edu
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UWPhysicsDepartment• OffersBS,MS,andPhDprograms• Faculty
– UWPhysicsfacultyrecognizedinterna7onallyasleadersintheore7calandexperimentalresearch
• 2016NobelPrizeawardedtoProf.DavidThouless!– Studentscanpar7cipateinleading-edgeresearchconductedbyfaculty,andlearnaboutthelatestscien7ficdiscoveries
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MS-PhysicsProgram(MSP)• Startedin1970s
– Originally,Boeingemployeeswerethemajorityofstudents– Nowstudentscomefrommanysources:
• Employeesofregionalhigh-techfirms• Highschoolteachers• Militarypersonnel• RecentBSgraduates
• Programdesignedforworkingprofessionals– Alleveningclasses– Majorityofstudentsenrollinonecourseperquarter– Typically2-3yearstocompletedegreeprogram
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DesignedasterminalMSdegree• GrowingdemandforProfessionalScienceMaster’sdegreesinSTEMfields– Employers(industry,R&Dlabs)recognizevalue
– SeparatefromPhysicsPhDprogram• Notdesignedasprepara7onforPhD• However,MSPalumnihavegoneontoPhDprogramsatUWandelsewhere
– Allcoursestaughtbyfull-7mePhysicsfaculty(regularandresearchfaculty)
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Mo?va?ons&Results• Studentmo7va7ons
– Professionalandcareeradvancement– Seekqualifica7onsformoreinteres7ngassignments– Careerre-direc7on– Simpleintellectualinterest
• Graduatessucceed!– Promo7onswithcurrentemployer– Securenewjobs– DefinenewcareerpathsinR&Dorteaching
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Notjustforphysicsmajors
• BSdegreeinanyphysicalscienceorfieldofengineering,mathema7cs,orcomputerscience
– NotlimitedtoapplicantswhomajoredinPhysicsasundergraduates(tellyourfriends)
– Notlimitedtostudentswhogottopgradesasundergrads…
– Notlimitedtorecentgraduates—someofourstudentstooktheirBSdegree5~20yearsago
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AdmissionRequirements• Reasonablegradesinrelevantcourses
– B(3.0)gradeaveragein300-400levelundergradphysicscoursesorequivalentengineeringcourses
• Statementofpurpose– YourreasonstojointheMSP
• HowtheMSPwillconnecttoyourcareergoals• NOTanessaycontest:intendedforadvisingonly
• GREscoreisnotrequired(orconsidered)
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Notsureyouareready?• StartasaGraduateNon-Matriculated(GNM)student(minimalrequirementstostart)– Takecorecoursestoevaluatetheprogram– Op7ontoapplylaterforadmissiontotheMSdegreeprogram
• Upto12GNMcreditscanbeappliedtotheMSP– Takeindividualcourseswithoutcommimngtodegree
• GNMisanop7ontoexpandyourknowledgewithoutcommimngtothedegreeprogram
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Admissions• ForadmissiontothePhysicsMSDegreeProgram,orasGNM,
submityourapplica7ontotheUWGraduateSchoolonline:hRp://www.grad.washington.edu/admissions
• Applica7onsarewelcomeatany7me– MoststudentsstartAutumnquarterbutthisisnotrequired
– Applyforadmissioninthenextacademicquarter,ortostartlater
• Admissiondecisionsaremadeeveryquarter(summeralso)– Quarterlydeadlineslistedonwebsitearethelatestdatewecanensure
considera7onin7meforthefollowingquarter,butpost-deadlineapplica7onsarewelcome.
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MSDegreeRequirements1-Completethreeofthefourcorecourses(4creditseach)
– PHYS543:Electromagne7cTheory– PHYS441:QuantumPhysics– PHYS544:Applica7onsofElectromagne7cTheory– PHYS541:Applica7onsofQuantumPhysics
2-Completeatleast18creditsingradedcourses– MSPoffersonecoreandoneelec7vecourseperquarter
3-Completeafinalindependentstudyproject– Submitprojectreport(notaformalMSthesis)– Oralexamonyourindependentstudytopic
4-Accumulateatleast36credits(coursesplusindependentstudy)
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Offered every year
Alternate years
OnlineclassaIendance• Allclassescurrentlymeetinperson,ontheUWSeaRlecampus
• However,mostclassesnowofferop7onalonlineaRendance
– Ifyouprefer,youcanaRendclassesfromhome,work,oranywherewithaninternetconnec7on,usinganycommonbrowser
• AdobeConnectprovidesaudioandvideooftheinstructor,slides,chatwindowandotherdistancelearningfacili7es
• Forcoursesincludinglaborotherhands-onwork,wetrytolimitrequiredon-campusaRendancetooneortwosessionsperclass
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Elec?vesrecentlyoffered• QuantumCompu7ng• Nuclearphysics:sources,detectors,andsafety• PhysicsofRenewableEnergySources• Radia7onandRadia7onDetectors• ElectronicsforPhysicsResearch• ContemporaryOp7cs• NumericalMethodsforPhysics&DataAnalysis
• PhysicsofLasers• CondensedMaRerPhysics
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Customizeyourprogramwithindependentstudycourses
• Exploratoryindependentstudycourses(typically1or2credits)– MentoredbyaPhysicsfacultymember– Chooseatopicofyourown,orworkwithfacultyontheirresearchprogram
• FinalIndependentStudyProject(typically8—18credits)– WorkwithfacultyinPhysics,orprofessorsinotherdepartmentswhoareadjunctPhysicsfaculty
• MSstudentstypicallypar7cipateinongoingresearchprojectswithfacultyandPhDstudents
– Or,defineyourownprojecttopic• Somedojob-relatedresearchunderfacultysupervision
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Yourfinalproject• RecruitaPhysicsfacultymembertobeyoursupervisor/
adviser
• Scheduleandenrollinindependentstudy(PHYS600)courseseachterm(typically2~4credits/term)
• PreparewriRenreporttosummarizeprojectandfindings– Typically20--50pp,formaRedasatechnicalreport
– Oralexamina7on:
• Presenta7onofprojectandfindings(typically30min.)
• Ques7onsposedbypaneloftwophysicsfaculty• SubmitfinalwriRenreport
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ChoosearesearchareathatfitsyourgoalsUWPhysicsDepartmentResearchGroups• Browseresearchgroupwebpagestoiden7fyfacultymemberswhomay
bementorsforindependentstudyprojects:
Forcompletelist,seesharepoint.washington.edu/phys/research/
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AstrophysicsAtomicPhysicsBiologicalPhysicsColliderPhysics
CondensedMaRerExperiment
CondensedMaRerTheoryEnergySciences
Gravita7onalPhysics
NanoscalePhysicsNeutrinoPhysics
NuclearExperimentNuclearTheory
Par7cleExperimentPar7cleTheory
PhysicsEduca7onPrecisionMeasurementQuantumInforma7on
PhysicsAdjunctFacultyinotherdepartments• SeethePhysicsDepartmentwebsiteforalistoffacultyin
otherdepartmentswhoareadjunctsinPhysics(cansupervisePhysicsgradstudents):
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AstronomyAeronau7csandAstronau7cs
AppliedMathema7csAtmosphericSciences
BioengineeringCenterforNanotechnology
ChemistryEarthandSpaceSciencesElectricalEngineeringMaterialsSciences
PhysiologyandBiophysicsRadiology
AdministeredjointlybyPhysicsDepartmentandUWPCE
• Uponsuccessfulcomple7on,youareawardedtheMSinPhysicsbytheUWGraduateSchool– Samediplomaasanyfull-?me/day?meUWMSstudent
– AllacademicaspectsarehandledbyPhysicsfaculty
• PMSPdegreeprogramisadministeredbyUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on(PCE):– Courseregistra7onishandledbyUWPCE– PMSPisoneofmorethan80graduatedegreeprogramsmanagedbyPCE
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Programcosts• PMSPisaself-suppor7ng(notstate-supported),fee-based
degreeprogram
• Tui7oniscurrently$693/credit– Totalcoursefees/tui7onfordegreeprogram(36credits)isabout$25K
– Tui7onintendedtotrackUWresidentgraduatetui7on
• LoansareavailableforsomeMSstudents
– Assistantshipsanddepartment-fundedfellowshipsarenotavailableforpart-7meprogramslikePMSP
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Forgeneralinforma7ononprogram,requirements,applica7onsandadmissions:
• CatherineProvost,GraduateStudentAdvisor
(206)[email protected]
Forques7onsaboutregistra7onandpaymentop7ons:
• ChantelleVollmer,ProgramCoordinator
(206)[email protected],
Foracademicissues,orques7onsoncourseofferings,prerequisites,theindependentstudycomponent,andqualifica7ons:
• JeffreyWilkes,FacultyCoordinatorforPMSP
(206)[email protected]
([email protected] goes to both Provost and Wilkes – either may reply)
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Website: emsp.phys.washington.edu
Ques?ons?• ProgramStructure• CourseofStudy• AdmissionRequirements• DegreeRequirements• IndependentStudyProject• Registra7on,courseandprogramfees• Op7ontostartasaGraduateNon-matriculated(GNM)student– Forfurtherinfopleasevisitourwebsite,emsp.phys.washington.edu
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