The underlying principles of physics are an integral part of many other sciences, including: chemistry, astronomy, biology, earth sciences, meteorology, and engineering.\u00a0 Physics is also valuable in certain areas of medicine, business, computer science, and law.\u00a0 As such, physics majors and minors receive ideal basic training to pursue successful careers in other fields.\u00a0 At the same time, many students enjoy the process of search and discovery in physics research, and have made lifetime careers as educators, or as physicists in national or industrial research laboratories.\u00a0 Our department offers a variety of educational programs to fit the needs of students with career aspirations in all of these diverse areas.<\/p>\n
The department prides itself on the quality of its teaching, while also maintaining a vigorous research program. The diverse faculty assures an opportunity for close interaction with teachers and mentors.\u00a0 Students are encouraged to participate in ongoing research projects, and many get involved as early as their sophomore year.\u00a0 In the spring of 2010, the department launched a\u00a0<\/span>study abroad program at CERN<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in Geneva for students in their junior year. Currently the only of its kind in the US, our program brings students directly to the cutting edge of modern physics. With classes at the University of Geneva and directed research at the CERN, students will work with the world\u2019s leading physicists.<\/p>\n There are many advantages to studying physics at Boston University.\u00a0 While located in a dynamic urban environment at a large university, physics students will feel a sense of community in a small department.\u00a0 Each entering freshman is assigned a faculty adviser to guide them throughout their four years and upper- level courses do not exceed 40 students. The undergraduate physics club\u00a0<\/span>Photon<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>serves as a social organization for undergraduates involved in physics at BU. Club meetings provide a casual environment for classmates to bond, receive advice from upperclassmen, and form study groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Degree in Physics Does It All The underlying principles of physics are an integral part of many other sciences, including: chemistry, astronomy, biology, earth sciences, meteorology, and engineering.\u00a0 Physics is also valuable in certain areas of medicine, business, computer science, and law.\u00a0 As such, physics majors and minors receive ideal basic training to pursue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/landing.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1596,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/1596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}