Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 80
Credits
14 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
University Park, United States
Disciplines
Physics
Overview
A graduate Physics education should stimulate intellectual excitement and instill the knowledge, skills, confidence, independence, and versatility needed for a successful career in either the sciences or other quantitative or technical fields.
Essential to this goal is a talented, enthusiastic, and imaginative faculty committed to the professional development of graduate students. We have such a faculty here at Pennsylvania State University.
Objectives
- Graduates shall demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding in physics core knowledge (statistical mechanics, theoretical mechanics, classical electrodynamics, and quantum physics) and experimental, observational, and theoretical methodologies, that underpin the practice of modern physics.
- Graduates shall have a specialty area within the broad domain of physics, within which they shall demonstrate (i) advanced knowledge and understanding of the primary literature, (ii) the ability to analyze and judge new contributions to the primary literature, (iii) the ability to pose complex research problem(s) and identify the knowledge and methodologies required to address them, and (iv) the ability to apply that knowledge and those methodologies to create new knowledge and/or develop new experimental techniques that advance (or show the potential to advance) knowledge and understanding within the specialty area.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quantum Field Theory
- Interface of General Relativity and Quantum Physics
- Particle Astrophysics
- Modern Atomic Physics
- Laser Physics and Quantum Optics
- Network Science and Its Applications
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 80
General requirements
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for admission. Submission is welcome if available.
- A bachelor's degree in physics or an allied field is required for admission to the Ph.D. program. Students with a 2.50 or higher junior/senior grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) in physics and mathematics will be considered.
- Exceptions to the minimum 2.50 GPA may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests. Exceptions may also be made for applicants for doctoral programs who have completed master's degrees at other institutions.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 40,054 AUD / full (≈ 28,392 USD / full)
- Out-of-State: 40,054 AUD / full (≈ 28,392 USD / full)
- Domestic: In-State 22,752 AUD / full (≈ 16,128 USD / full)
Living costs
University Park, United States: 1,411-2,116 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
