Bachelor Degree in Physics (BA) at Case Western Reserve University |
Case Western Reserve University
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Case Western Reserve University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (very high research activity) with 9,844 students in Cleveland, OH.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor degree
Physics (BA)
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The B.A. degree Physics is our most flexible degree program. It is possible under this program to take almost all of the courses needed for the physics B.S. but the actual requirements are much reduced; 24 fewer credits of physics courses and 1 less science lab. This makes the B.A. degree particularly attractive to students who wish to combine a study of physics with the pursuit of other interests. Often such students complete a second major in the arts, humanities or the social sciences. B.A. students are also frequently interested in following the B.A. with a professional degree in medicine, law or business. The empirical foundations of modern physics provide an interesting and coherent core for a diverse range of careers. The impact of science and technology on all areas of human activity is growing steadily. Understanding the realities of the scientific enterprise can be essential in business, finance, medicine, law, the media, literature, the arts, general education, government, and any number of other pursuits.
The 36 credits of required physics courses provide exposure to a broad range of physical phenomena as well as training in the scientific method, techniques of problem solving, data analysis, quantitative approaches to physical problems, and experimental methods. Although less intense than the B.S. program, the B.A. program can still provide an excellent preparation for graduate study in physics, comparable to undergraduate programs in physics at some of the best liberal art universities. At the same time a reduced requirements for technical courses in the physics B.A. program provides an opportunity to explore other disciplines in depth.
The freshman year is very similar for B.A. and B.S. students, the only differences being that the B.A. student has a wider choice of non-physics science electives and may choose to take the introductory physics and math courses designed for life science (usually pre-med) students. In the second year, the B.A. physics major has a course in modern physics and another course in mathematical physics and computing. In the junior and senior years, the student will have lecture courses in quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics and two upper-level modern physics topics, the latter chosen from a set of six approved courses. A one-semester laboratory experience combines elements found in two separate laboratory courses required of B.S. students; basic electronics and a selection of modern physics experiments. In the senior year, each student works on an independent, two-semester, experimental or theoretical research project leading to a paper and a public presentation in the styles expected by the American Physical Society, the premier professional society of physicists.
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