Physics - BACHELOR'S (BA, BS)

DEGREE OVERVIEW

The Bachelor of Science in physics degree is recommended for those students desiring to persue science and technology careers, attend medical school, pursue a minor or double major in an engineering discipline, teach physics at the middle or high schools levels, or pursue advanced gradute study and research at the master's or doctoral levels.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The undergraduate physics program can be completed within four years and offere many flavors of physics major, such as Bachelor of Science in physics, physics with engineering emphasis, physics with medical school preparation, and Bachelor of Arts in physics. It prepares the students for careers in science and technology or medical school, and when combined with certification through UTeach it prepares students for middle school or high school teaching careers.

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• Admissions requirements and degree curriculum
• Degree information in the University Catalog

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Process engineer
• Software engineer
• Applications engineer
• Inside sales engineer
• Research analyst
• Lab technician
• Web developer
• Programmer
• High school physics teacher
• Junior high science teacher

DEGREE OPTIONS

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics

The Bachelor of Science degree programs include one which prepares students for careers in science and technology, another for medical school preparation, and a third for students wanting to minor in an engineering discipline. When combined with the required UTeach education courses, the Bachelor of Science program is also appropriate for students who are interested in becoming schoolteachers.*

* Students desiring certification for teaching at the secondary level must fulfill specific requirements for the appropriate Physics B.S. Teacher Certification degree.

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Physics

The Bachelor of Arts degree in physics is intended for students who seek a broader education while retaining a firm foundation in physics.

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Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics/Master's in Materials Science and Engineering Fast Track Program

The Bachelor of Science degree in physics/master's degree in materials science and engineering Fast Track Program enables outstanding senior undergraduate students in physics to satisfy degree requirements leading to a bachelor's degree in physics while simultaneously pursuing a master's degree in materials science and engineering .

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Bachelor of Science in Physics with Physical Science Teacher Certification (UTeach)

This physics with Physical Science Teacher Certification (UTeach) program at University of Texas at Arlington provides students with a rigorous training in physics that is designed to prepare for a teaching career in science, technology, and/or engineering for midle and high schools.

Bachelor of Science in Physics with Physical Science Teacher Certification (UTeach)

WHY CHOOSE US?

1. The Department of Physics has outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs from B.S. through the Ph.D. The Physics Department has a faculty committed to teaching excellence while vigorously pursuing nationally and internationally recognized research in many areas.
2. Students at the undergraduate and graduate levels are encouraged to participate with our outstanding faculty in these research programs.
3. Diverse physics research areas: Astrophysics, Biomedical Physics, Center for Nanostructured Materials, Chaos & Nonlinear Physics, Theoretical and Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy and Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics Group, Neutrino Physics Group, Neutrinos and Rare Event Searches, Medical Bio Physics, Nano-Bio Physics, Nanostructured Magnetic Materials, Nanostructured Materials, and Space Physics. and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics.
4. U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the College of Science’s graduate program in physics No. 119.
5. Marketable skills gained: gathering information, using original sources, applying theoretical approaches to problems, establishing hypotheses and defining problems, synthesizing and analyzing information, and experiment design, testing, and validation.

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