Overview
About the program
The Physics and Astronomy program at the University of Pennsylvania three broad areas of research:
- Condensed Matter Physics, which includes experimental and theoretical work in hard condensed matter, quantum materials, soft condensed matter, biophysics, and living matter;
- Astronomy, which at Penn includes experimental theoretical and experimental astronomy, dark energy and dark matter, galactic observations and modeling, and extrasolar planet searches;
- Particle Physics, which on the experimental side includes higgs and SUSY searches at ATLAS, and low- and high-energy neutrino physics with experiments like SNO+, T2K, and DUNE, and on the theoretical side includes string theory and phenomenology, broad and deep explorations of field theory, and implications for cosmology.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Mathematical Methods of Physics
- Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Quantum Mechanics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Astronomy
- Particle Physics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 34 other PhDs in Astronomy & Space Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in physics, astronomy, or a related science is required. If the Bachelor's degree is not in physics or astronomy, a strong physics minor is necessary. Prior research experience is strongly encouraged.
- We do not require GRE scores as part of our admissions process, but like many other items of a student’s application—transcript, letters, statement—they may provide information about you as a student that might otherwise be missed.
Tuition Fee
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41544 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months. -
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In-State
41544 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months.
Some programs offer full funding, covering tuition for 4-5 years and providing a $38,000 stipend.
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