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May 20, 2024
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Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2023-2024
Applied Physics, B.A., with an Engineering Concentration
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The applied physics program is designed to provide a broad education in the physical sciences, mathematics, and liberal arts. The concentration in engineering prepares students for a career in engineering. Students with this concentration can transition into the following Master programs at the University of Cincinnati: Material Science Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Robotics and Intelligent Autonomous Systems, and Artificial Intelligence.
For further information, refer to https://www.xavier.edu/physics-department/programs/masters-in-engineering-tracks
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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Physics
The applied physics program is designed to provide a broad education in the physical sciences, mathematics, and liberal arts.
Requirements for the Applied Physics Major with an Engineering Concentration
Core Curriculum Requirements:
See Undergraduate Core Curriculum
48 credit hours outside of major courses.
Mathematical Perspectives, Scientific Perspectives, Natural Science Elective, Quantitative Reasoning, Writing and Oral Communication Flags are included within the major.
Major Requirements:
60 credit hours, including:
31 hours of Physics and Engineering courses:
Additional Major Requirements
- 29 credit hours, as follows
11 hours of Mathematics and Computer Science:
18 hours in the Engineering concentration:
Note(s):
- A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained within the major, as listed in Degree Works.
TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours
Depending on the mathematics and language placement and how the DCR and ERS flags are satisfied additional hours need to be taken as electives to reach 120 hours.
B.A. Applied Physics with a concentration in Engineering
First Semester
- CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
- CORE 101 - Goa I: Transition to Xavier
- Second Language 101
- ENGL 101 - English Composition
- MATH 169 - Precalculus or General Elective
- Social Science Elective
Total (15)
Second Semester
- MATH 180 - Differential Calculus
- THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
- CORE 102 - Goa II: Beyond Your First Year
- Second Language 102
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
- Historical Perspectives
Total (15)
First Semester
- PHYS 170 - University Physics I
- PHYS 171 - Explorations in Physics I
- MATH 181 - Integral Calculus
- ENGR 101 - Introduction to Fabrication
- Theological Perspectives
- Second Language 201
Total (14)
Second Semester
- ENGR 180 - Intro to Comp with MATLAB
- PHYS 172 - University Physics II
- ENGR 173 - Explorations in Engineering
- MATH 220 - Multivariable Calculus
- Literature & the Moral Imagination
Total (15)
First Semester
- PHYS 330 - Modern Physics I
- PHYS 331 - Modern Physics I Lab
- PHYS 242 - Circuits
- PHYS 243 - Circuits Lab
- MATH 230 - Intro to Ordinary Diff Equations (Odd Year Fall Semester) or Program Elective (Even Year Fall Semester)
- ENGR 370 - Fluid Mechanics (Odd Year Fall Semester) or PHYS 350 - Theoretical Mechanics I (Even Year Fall Semester)
Total (17)
Second Semester
- ENGR 244 - Electronics
- ENGR 245 - Electronics Lab
- ENGR 342 - Material Science (Even Year Spring Semester) or Program Elective (Odd Year Spring Semester)
- PHYS 355 - Advanced Lab
- MATH 230 - Intro to Ordinary Diff Equations (Odd Year Fall Semester) or Program Elective (Even Year Fall Semester)
- Humanities Elective
- General Elective
Total (17)
First Semester
- ENGR 370 - Fluid Mechanics (Odd Year Fall Semester) or PHYS 350 - Theoretical Mechanics I (Even Year Fall Semester)
- PHYS 395 - Physics Research
- Philosophical Perspectives
- General Elective
- General Elective
Total (13)
Second Semester
- PHYS 398 - Physics Thesis
- PHYS 382 - Thermodynamics
- ENGR 342 - Material Science (Even Year Spring Semester) or Program Elective (Odd Year Spring Semester)
- Creative Perspectives elective
- Diversity Curriculum Requirement (DCR)
- Ethics Religion and Society (E/RS)
Total (16)
Scheduling Notes:
- Specific block schedules are determined in consultation with the chair.
- Consult the “Undergraduate Core Curriculum ” requirements of the Catalog.
- The E/RS Focus Elective, Diversity Curriculum Elective, and Writing Intensive Elective requirements may be used to satisfy another element of the core or the major.
- MATH 220 must be completed before a student’s Junior year as the course is a pre-requisite for both ENGR 370 and PHYS 350.
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