Majors

• Physics (BA and BS)
• Physics Education in conjunction with Education Department (BA)

Minors

• Physics

Opportunities

• Get on the fast track for a master's in engineering through our Dual-Degree Engineering Program with three universities.
• Conduct your own independent research or assist your professors, and:
  • publish your work in scientific journals
  • present at Nebraska Academy of Sciences
• Use the latest equipment in our electronics, optics and radiation measurement labs.
• Study astronomy in our planetarium and rooftop observatory.

Careers and Outcomes

Our graduates are:

• science and physics educators
• environmental engineers
• nuclear engineers
• geophysicists
• hospital electronics technicians
• architects
• medical radiation physicians
• USMC Harrier pilots
• university chancellors
• meteorologists
• communication engineers
• government engineers
• research physicists

Our department is small, meaning our majors receive one-on-one attention, and leave prepared for a variety of fields. Over the last 10 years:

• 18 entered engineering school at Washington University in St. Louis
• 6 served in the military
• 7 entered engineering school at UNL
• 2 entered the medical field

With a physics degree at NWU, you can be anything from a structural engineer on a nuclear submarine to a university chancellor. You can build bridges or microchips, study stars or electrons…

Department-related Activities

• Student Physics Society
• Sigma Pi Sigma, physics honorary
• Department potlucks and picnics

Fast Facts

• Our nuclear lab has equipment and resources you can't find elsewhere in the state. Some UNL graduate students use our facilities for their research.
• Students and faculty do fun educational demonstrations for elementary students.
• We have one of the few teaching planetariums in Nebraska.

Sample First-year Class Schedule

English Major

Fall Semester
Physics 101: Principles I	4	hrs
Math 105: Calculus I	5	hrs
IDS 1: Liberal Arts Seminar	3	hrs
HHP 15: Healthy Lifestyles	2	hrs
	17	hrs
Spring Semester
Physics 102: Principles II	4	hrs
Math 106: Calculus II	5	hrs
CompSci 40: Program Design	4	hrs
ENG 1: English Language and Writing	3	hrs
	16	hrs

* The above schedules are samples. There are other ways to attain the same objectives. For more information regarding coursework and requirements, contact the department or refer to the course catalog.

Contacts

Physics Department Chair
Professor of Physics Dr. Robert Fairchild
402.465.2253
800.541.3818 ext. 2253
rwf@nebrwesleyan.edu