Target Audience:

• Basic graduate-level courses for returning students
• Special content courses for science teachers
• Technical courses for working scientists and engineers

Faculty:

Program Structure:

Evening courses, which meet two nights per week, may be taken either individually or as a course of study leading to a Master of Science degree in physics. Students may complete the requirements in three years by enrolling in one late afternoon or evening class each quarter of the academic year. Students may take classes at a faster pace if they wish to complete the program in a shorter time. Courses of study emphasizing particular areas can be arranged according to individual interests. Some possibilities in recent years have included:

• Acoustics
• Laser physics
• Mathematical modeling
• Optics
• Surface physics
• Physics instrumentation
• Physics education

The program includes a sequence of "core" courses encompassing both classical and quantum physics, and specialized courses, which are varied each year. The core courses, Electromagnetic Theory, Quantum Physics, and Applications of Quantum Physics, provide background for the study of specialized topics and introduce applications from the outset. They are especially designed for returning students who are beginning graduate study after several (or many) years in the workplace, and who have an interest in applications of physics or related fields.

Technical courses on aspects of physics instrumentation are an important part of the program, as are advanced specialized courses of particular interest to research scientists and engineers. Courses taught in past years that may be repeated in the future have included:

• Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
• Laser Physics
• Liquid Crystal Devices
• Numerical Methods in Physics
• Applications of Electromagnetic Theo
• Contemporary Optics
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Electronics for Physics Research
• Low-Temperature Physics and Cryogenics
• Acoustics

Courses Open to Graduate Non matriculated Students:

Students may take any individual course offered on a graduate non matriculated basis, with permission of the Evening MS Program Coordinator. Under current rules, no more than 12 credits taken as a graduate non matriculated student can be applied to a graduate degree. To request an application, please contact the Graduate Adviser at (206) 543-2488 or grad@phys.washington.edu

For information on tuition rates, please click UW Tuition & Fees.