Overview

Four advanced graduate courses. All regular (three-hour) 300 or 400-level courses that are available for graduate credit* for P&A students and all regular (three-hour) 500-level courses are eligible as electives, except 406, 491/492, and courses taken to satisfy the core-course requirements for the Physics PhD.

Key Features

Different courses at The University of New Mexico taken as Advanced Topics in Optics (569) or Advanced Topics in Physics and Astronomy (581) count as different electives.

The four advanced graduate courses must be listed as a standard grade mode and NOT on a credit/no credit basis. Additional electives taken to fulfill credit hours may be on a credit/no credit basis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methods of Theoretical Physics

Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Electrodynamics

Quantum Mechanics

Advanced Astrophysics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

The application deadline for Fall admission is December 21 for the best consideration, but late applications may be considered.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Physics View 156 other PhDs in Physics in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Letter of Intent

Transcripts

Assistantship request/info

Physics GRE scores

General GRE scores

TOEFL or IELTS scores if applicable

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Albuquerque

870 - 1360 USD /month

Living costs

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