physics.appstate.edu

Michael Briley, Chair
brileymm@appstate.edu

Brad Johnson, Graduate Program Director
johnsonbg2@appstate.edu

The Master of Science in Engineering Physics program prepares students with the necessary skills to excel in industry, government research labs or a PhD program. Unlike a traditional physics or engineering program, this program is industry driven to be modern and relevant, incorporating hands-on, laboratory-based courses. The curriculum prepares students to work in a broad range of technical career positions including electrical engineers, automation and controls engineers, systems engineers, software engineers and research scientists. 

In addition, students develop troubleshooting and problem solving techniques and tools for dealing with sophisticated technical problems and the versatility required for long-term success in a rapidly evolving technical environment.

Students from a variety of backgrounds receive core training in the field of electronics and additional experience in their choice of concentrations. 

The program offers three concentrations:

• Systems and Laboratory Automation - designed for the student who is interested in working in a technical environment with a focus on automation, instrumentation and electronics.
• Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Instrumentation and Automation - a nationally affiliated degree designed for the student who is interested in developing skills in electronics, instrumentation and automation as well as acquiring business and workplace skills.
• Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Nanoscience for Advanced Materials - a nationally affiliated degree designed for the student who is interested in developing skills in electronics, microscopy, nanotechnology and materials as well as acquiring business and workplace skills.

The Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration is also offered in a dual degree program  with the Master of Arts in Mathematics, College Teaching Concentration.

Programs

• Engineering Physics - Professional Science Master’s in Instrumentation and Automation Concentration, MS
• Engineering Physics - Professional Science Master’s in Nanoscience for Advanced Materials Concentration, MS
• Engineering Physics - Systems and Laboratory Automation Concentration, MS

• Engineering Physics Graduate Minor

Courses

Additional offerings by the Department of Physics and Astronomy include courses in Physics (PHY)

• AST 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)

• PHY 5011 - Applied Physics Colloquium (0)
• PHY 5020 - Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering (3)
• PHY 5330 - Digital Electronics (4)
• PHY 5400 - Professional Skills (1)
• PHY 5405 - Graduate Seminar (1)
• PHY 5430 - Digital Systems (4)
• PHY 5435 - Laboratory Automation (4)
• PHY 5440 - Modern Instrumentation Design (4)
• PHY 5450 - Programmable Logic Controllers (4)
• PHY 5500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• PHY 5520 - Data Transmission and Signal Processing (3)
• PHY 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• PHY 5550 - Directed Research in Applied Physics (1-3)
• PHY 5620 - Optics (4)
• PHY 5635 - LabVIEW Interfacing and Robotics (4)
• PHY 5641 - Perturbations and Symmetry in Quantum Mechanics (3)
• PHY 5730 - Analog Systems (4)
• PHY 5735 - Microcontrollers (4)
• PHY 5740 - Sensors and Transducers (4)
• PHY 5845 - Nanoscience and Technology (3)
• PHY 5850 - Advanced Materials Science Laboratory (3)
• PHY 5860 - Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy (4)
• PHY 5900 - Internship (1-12)
• PHY 5989 - Graduate Research (1-9)
• PHY 5999 - Thesis (3-6)