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ProfessionalMasterofScienceinPhysics

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UWPhysicsDepartmentUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on

Website:emsp.phys.washington.edu

UWProfessionalMSinPhysicsProgram

Agenda•  Welcome&Introduc7ons•  TheMS-Physics(PMSP)degreeprogramatUW•  PMSPAdmissionandDegreeRequirements•  PartnershipbetweenUWPhysicsandUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on(PCE)

•  Ques7ons&Discussion

UWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on 2

Today’shosts•  Prof.JeffreyWilkes,UWDepartmentofPhysics

•  Mr.RenéSiegenthaler,UWProfessionalandCon7nuingEduca7on(PCE)Theseslideswillbeavailableonourwebsite,hRp://emsp.phys.washington.edu


UWPhysicsDepartment•  OffersBS,MS,andPhDprograms•  Faculty

– UWPhysicsfacultyrecognizedinterna7onallyasleadersintheore7calandexperimentalresearch

•  2016NobelPrizeawardedtoProf.DavidThouless!– Studentscanpar7cipateinleading-edgeresearchconductedbyfaculty,andlearnaboutthelatestscien7ficdiscoveries


MS-PhysicsProgram(MSP)•  Startedin1970s

–  Originally,Boeingemployeeswerethemajorityofstudents–  Nowstudentscomefrommanysources:

•  Employeesofregionalhigh-techfirms•  Highschoolteachers•  Militarypersonnel•  RecentBSgraduates

•  Programdesignedforworkingprofessionals–  Alleveningclasses– Majorityofstudentsenrollinonecourseperquarter–  Typically2-3yearstocompletedegreeprogram


DesignedasterminalMSdegree•  GrowingdemandforProfessionalScienceMaster’sdegreesinSTEMfields– Employers(industry,R&Dlabs)recognizevalue

– SeparatefromPhysicsPhDprogram•  Notdesignedasprepara7onforPhD•  However,MSPalumnihavegoneontoPhDprogramsatUWandelsewhere

– Allcoursestaughtbyfull-7mePhysicsfaculty(regularandresearchfaculty)


Mo?va?ons&Results•  Studentmo7va7ons

–  Professionalandcareeradvancement–  Seekqualifica7onsformoreinteres7ngassignments–  Careerre-direc7on–  Simpleintellectualinterest

•  Graduatessucceed!–  Promo7onswithcurrentemployer–  Securenewjobs–  DefinenewcareerpathsinR&Dorteaching


Notjustforphysicsmajors

•  BSdegreeinanyphysicalscienceorfieldofengineering,mathema7cs,orcomputerscience

–  NotlimitedtoapplicantswhomajoredinPhysicsasundergraduates(tellyourfriends)

–  Notlimitedtostudentswhogottopgradesasundergrads…

–  Notlimitedtorecentgraduates—someofourstudentstooktheirBSdegree5~20yearsago


AdmissionRequirements•  Reasonablegradesinrelevantcourses

– B(3.0)gradeaveragein300-400levelundergradphysicscoursesorequivalentengineeringcourses

•  Statementofpurpose– YourreasonstojointheMSP

•  HowtheMSPwillconnecttoyourcareergoals•  NOTanessaycontest:intendedforadvisingonly

•  GREscoreisnotrequired(orconsidered)


Notsureyouareready?•  StartasaGraduateNon-Matriculated(GNM)student(minimalrequirementstostart)–  Takecorecoursestoevaluatetheprogram–  Op7ontoapplylaterforadmissiontotheMSdegreeprogram

•  Upto12GNMcreditscanbeappliedtotheMSP–  Takeindividualcourseswithoutcommimngtodegree

•  GNMisanop7ontoexpandyourknowledgewithoutcommimngtothedegreeprogram


Admissions•  ForadmissiontothePhysicsMSDegreeProgram,orasGNM,

submityourapplica7ontotheUWGraduateSchoolonline:hRp://www.grad.washington.edu/admissions

•  Applica7onsarewelcomeatany7me–  MoststudentsstartAutumnquarterbutthisisnotrequired

–  Applyforadmissioninthenextacademicquarter,ortostartlater

•  Admissiondecisionsaremadeeveryquarter(summeralso)–  Quarterlydeadlineslistedonwebsitearethelatestdatewecanensure

considera7onin7meforthefollowingquarter,butpost-deadlineapplica7onsarewelcome.


MSDegreeRequirements1-Completethreeofthefourcorecourses(4creditseach)

–  PHYS543:Electromagne7cTheory–  PHYS441:QuantumPhysics–  PHYS544:Applica7onsofElectromagne7cTheory–  PHYS541:Applica7onsofQuantumPhysics

2-Completeatleast18creditsingradedcourses–  MSPoffersonecoreandoneelec7vecourseperquarter

3-Completeafinalindependentstudyproject–  Submitprojectreport(notaformalMSthesis)–  Oralexamonyourindependentstudytopic

4-Accumulateatleast36credits(coursesplusindependentstudy)


Offered every year

Alternate years

OnlineclassaIendance•  Allclassescurrentlymeetinperson,ontheUWSeaRlecampus

•  However,mostclassesnowofferop7onalonlineaRendance

–  Ifyouprefer,youcanaRendclassesfromhome,work,oranywherewithaninternetconnec7on,usinganycommonbrowser

•  AdobeConnectprovidesaudioandvideooftheinstructor,slides,chatwindowandotherdistancelearningfacili7es

•  Forcoursesincludinglaborotherhands-onwork,wetrytolimitrequiredon-campusaRendancetooneortwosessionsperclass


Elec?vesrecentlyoffered•  QuantumCompu7ng•  Nuclearphysics:sources,detectors,andsafety•  PhysicsofRenewableEnergySources•  Radia7onandRadia7onDetectors•  ElectronicsforPhysicsResearch•  ContemporaryOp7cs•  NumericalMethodsforPhysics&DataAnalysis

•  PhysicsofLasers•  CondensedMaRerPhysics


Customizeyourprogramwithindependentstudycourses

•  Exploratoryindependentstudycourses(typically1or2credits)–  MentoredbyaPhysicsfacultymember–  Chooseatopicofyourown,orworkwithfacultyontheirresearchprogram

•  FinalIndependentStudyProject(typically8—18credits)–  WorkwithfacultyinPhysics,orprofessorsinotherdepartmentswhoareadjunctPhysicsfaculty

•  MSstudentstypicallypar7cipateinongoingresearchprojectswithfacultyandPhDstudents

–  Or,defineyourownprojecttopic•  Somedojob-relatedresearchunderfacultysupervision


Yourfinalproject•  RecruitaPhysicsfacultymembertobeyoursupervisor/

adviser

•  Scheduleandenrollinindependentstudy(PHYS600)courseseachterm(typically2~4credits/term)

•  PreparewriRenreporttosummarizeprojectandfindings–  Typically20--50pp,formaRedasatechnicalreport

–  Oralexamina7on:

•  Presenta7onofprojectandfindings(typically30min.)

•  Ques7onsposedbypaneloftwophysicsfaculty•  SubmitfinalwriRenreport


ChoosearesearchareathatfitsyourgoalsUWPhysicsDepartmentResearchGroups•  Browseresearchgroupwebpagestoiden7fyfacultymemberswhomay

bementorsforindependentstudyprojects:

Forcompletelist,seesharepoint.washington.edu/phys/research/


AstrophysicsAtomicPhysicsBiologicalPhysicsColliderPhysics

CondensedMaRerExperiment

CondensedMaRerTheoryEnergySciences

Gravita7onalPhysics

NanoscalePhysicsNeutrinoPhysics

NuclearExperimentNuclearTheory

Par7cleExperimentPar7cleTheory

PhysicsEduca7onPrecisionMeasurementQuantumInforma7on

PhysicsAdjunctFacultyinotherdepartments•  SeethePhysicsDepartmentwebsiteforalistoffacultyin

otherdepartmentswhoareadjunctsinPhysics(cansupervisePhysicsgradstudents):


AstronomyAeronau7csandAstronau7cs

AppliedMathema7csAtmosphericSciences

BioengineeringCenterforNanotechnology

ChemistryEarthandSpaceSciencesElectricalEngineeringMaterialsSciences

PhysiologyandBiophysicsRadiology

AdministeredjointlybyPhysicsDepartmentandUWPCE

•  Uponsuccessfulcomple7on,youareawardedtheMSinPhysicsbytheUWGraduateSchool–  Samediplomaasanyfull-?me/day?meUWMSstudent

–  AllacademicaspectsarehandledbyPhysicsfaculty

•  PMSPdegreeprogramisadministeredbyUWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on(PCE):–  Courseregistra7onishandledbyUWPCE–  PMSPisoneofmorethan80graduatedegreeprogramsmanagedbyPCE


Programcosts•  PMSPisaself-suppor7ng(notstate-supported),fee-based

degreeprogram

•  Tui7oniscurrently$693/credit–  Totalcoursefees/tui7onfordegreeprogram(36credits)isabout$25K

–  Tui7onintendedtotrackUWresidentgraduatetui7on

•  LoansareavailableforsomeMSstudents

–  Assistantshipsanddepartment-fundedfellowshipsarenotavailableforpart-7meprogramslikePMSP


UWProfessional&Con7nuingEduca7on

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)

ContactInforma?on

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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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