Doctor's Degree in Physics at Boston University |
Boston University
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Boston University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above with 31,574 students in Boston, MA.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Bachelor degree, Masters degree, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate, Doctor's degree, Certificates/First-Professional Certificate |
| 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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Boston University
Doctor's degree
Physics
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The Department of Physics offers programs leading to a Ph.D. with an optional M.A. degree in physics. The department offers research opportunities in experimental high-energy and medium-energy physics, particle astrophysics, theoretical particle physics and cosmology, molecular biophysics, experimental biophysics and condensed matter physics, and theoretical condensed matter, polymer, and statistical physics.
The Master's degree requires the completion of eight semester courses, passed with a grades of B- or better; evidence of having successfully completed undergraduate courses in a modern language or passing the departmental language exam; and achieving a passing grade on the departmental comprehensive exam or the completion of a Master's thesis. The requirements for a Master's degree may be satisfied as part of a Ph.D. degree. Each student must satisfy a residency requirement of a minimum of two consecutive semesters of full-time graduate study at Boston University.
The Ph.D requires the completion of eight semester courses beyond the Master's degree, passed with a grade of B- or better; passing of the departmental language exam, an honors grade on the departmental comprehensive exam; passing of an oral exam; and the completion of a dissertation and a dissertation defense. The dissertation must exhibit an original contribution to the field. Each student must satisfy a residency requirement of a minimum of two consecutive semesters of full-time graduate study at Boston University. The time it takes to obtain a Ph.D. degree is approximately 5 1/2 years, although students have obtained their degree in as short a time as four years and as long as eight.
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