NANOSCALE PHYSICS
COURSEWORK

     The coursework in the Professional Master's Program track in Nanoscale Physics involves fundamental quantum theory and its application to practical materials and devices.  New courses cover cutting-edge areas such as quantum behavior of nanostructures, quantum nanotechnology, nanoscale imaging, and the fabrication of nanostructures.

     The Nanoscale Physics degree requires a total of 41 credit hours, not including the internship:

RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND     
     Applicants for the Professional Master's in Nanoscale Physics must have:

• B.A. or B.S. degree in physics, electrical engineering or a related field
• Scores from the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• Completed course work in scientific calculus, differential equations and linear algebra.
• Completed course work in quantum physics comparable to Rice's PHYS 311.
• Completed course work in statistical mechanics is preferred, but not required.

For a sample list of recommended background courses, CLICK HERE.

REQUIRED COURSES     
Science core courses:
PHYS 533        Nanostructures and Nanotechnology I (F)
PHYS 537        Methods of Experimental Physics I (F)
PHYS 539        Characterization and Fabrication at the Nanoscale (F)
PHYS 534        Nanostructures and Nanotechnology II (S)
PHYS 538        Methods of Experimental Physics II (S)
PHYS 416        Computational Physics (S)

Cohort courses:
NSCI 610        Management in Science and Engineering (F)
NSCI 501        Professional Master’s Seminar (F, S) [required for two semesters]
NSCI 512        Professional Master's Project (F, S)
NSCI 511        Science Policy & Ethics (S)

(List of course descriptions)

Internship:
An internship under the guidance of a host company, government agency, or national laboratory.  A summary of the internship project is required in both oral and written form as part of the Professional Master’s Seminar.

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES     
     Students choose 4 electives, at least two of which must be science courses at the 500 level or above.  Examples of courses that may be used as electives in this program include:

CAAM 378   Introduction to Operations Research (F)
CENG 630   Chemical Engineering of Nanostructured Materials (S)
CEVE 322   Engineering Economics and Management (S)
CHEM 630  Molecular Spectroscopy and Group Theory (F)
CHEM 547  Supramolecular Chemistry
CHEM 533  Nanoscale Chemistry
ELEC 568   Laser Spectroscopy (F)
ELEC 571   Imaging at the Nanoscale (F)
ELEC 603   Nano-optics and Nano-photonics (F)
ELEC 562   Submicrometer and Nanometer Device Technology
ELEC 565   Topics in Semiconductor Nanostructures
MGMT 636  Systems Analysis and Database Design
MGMT 661  International Business Law (S)
MGMT 674  Production and Operations Management (F)
MGMT 676  Project Management / Project Finance (S)
MGMT 721  General Business Law (S)
NSCI 625    New Venture Creation in Science and Engineering (S)
MSCI 614   Special Topics: Principles of Nanoscale Mechanics (S)
PHYS 569  Ultrafast Optical Phenomena (S)

...and others

NOTE:  Not every course is offered every year. Some courses may require prerequisites or instructor permission. 

Last updated 03/04/2009 by Dagmar Beck