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Degree Requirements Physics

General Education Requirements

Course ID Course Name Credits
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research 3
ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric II: The Craft of Persuasion 3
ENGL 103 Composition and Rhetoric III: Thematic Analysis Across Genres 3
UNIV S101 The Drexel Experience 1
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1

Core Physica Requirements

Course ID Course Name Credits
PHYS 113 Contemporary Physics I 5
PHYS 114 Contemporary Physics II 5
PHYS 115 Contemporary Physics III 5
PHYS 105 Computational Physics I 3
PHYS 217 Thermodynamics 4
PHYS 311 Classical Mechanics I 4
PHYS 223 [WI] Modern Physics Laboratory 3
PHYS 317 Statistical Mechanics 3
PHYS 321 Electromagnetic Fields I 4
PHYS 322 Electromagnetic Fields II 4
PHYS 326 Quantum Mechanics I 4
PHYS 327 Quantum Mechanics II 4
PHYS 328 [WI] Advanced Laboratory 3
PHYS 408 Physics Seminar (To be taken 3 times.) 3

Methods Classes: Complete 12 credits from the following:

Course ID Course Name Credits
PHYS 160 Introduction to Scientific Computing
PHYS 226 Instrumentation for Scientists I
PHYS 227 Instrumentation for Scientists II
PHYS 232 Observational Astrophysics
PHYS 305 Computational Physics II
PHYS 324 Topics in Mathematical Physics
PHYS 325 Computational Physics III
PHYS 405 Advanced Computational Physics
MATH 322 Complex Variables
MATH 323 Partial Differential Equations
MATH 331 Abstract Algebra I
MATH 489 Tensor Analysis

Subject Courses: Complete 15 credits from the following:

Course ID Course Name Credits
PHYS 231 Introductory Astrophysics
PHYS 262 Introduction to Biophysics
HNRS 301 Colloquium II (Special Relativity )
PHYS 330 Introduction to Nuclear Physics
PHYS 312 Classical Mechanics II
PHYS 428 Quantum Mechanics III
PHYS 431 Galactic Astrophysics
PHYS 432 Cosmology
PHYS 452 Solid State Physics
PHYS 453 Nanoscience
PHYS 461 Biophysics
PHYS 462 Computational Biophysics
PHYS 463 Single Molecule Methods
PHYS 471 Nonlinear Dynamics
PHYS 476 Particle Physics

Math and Technical Requirements

Course ID Course Name Credits
MATH 121 Calculus I 4
MATH 122 Calculus II 4
MATH 123 Calculus III 4
MATH 200 Multivariate Calculus 4
MATH 201 Linear Algebra 4
or MATH 261 Linear Algebra
MATH 210 Differential Equations 4

Sciences
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 3.5
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II 4.5
CHEM 103 General Chemistry III (OR Any Bio OR an ENGR class at 200 or higher) 5
CS 171 Computer Programming I 3

Liberal Electives

Course ID Course Name Credits
ESTM 301 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions I 3
ESTM 302 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions II 3
ESTM 303 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions III 3

Technical Elective

Course ID Course Name Credits
Select one course from BIO, CHEM, ENVS, GEO, MATH, PHYS or any course from CoE 3

Business Elective

Course ID Course Name Credits
Business Elective 4

DragonsTeach Requirements

Course ID Course Name Credits
ESTM 360 Perspective on Science and Math 3
ESTM 201  STEM Teacher Education Prep (STEP 1) 1.5
ESTM 210  STEM Teacher Education Prep (STEP 2) 1.5
ESTM 301 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions I 3
ESTM 302 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions II 3
ESTM 303 Knowing, Learning, and Classroom Interactions III 3
ESTM 350 (PBI) Project Based Instruction 3
ESTM 351 (PBI Lab) Project Based Instruction Lab 1.5
ESTM 371 (Research Methods) Research Methods 4
EDEX 142 Spec Ed Foundations: Referral & Assessment 3
EDEX 244 Inclus Practice for Exceptional Students 3
EDEX 265 Instructing Eng Lang Learners 3
ESTM 401 Apprentice Teaching & Seminar 6
Additonal Elective 3
Total Credits 180.5