Biophysics, BS

Requirements

The program of study requires a minimum of 35 hours on a 120-hour degree, consisting of:

Core Courses (29 hours)

PHYS 10901	First-Year Physics and Astronomy Seminar	1
PHYS 20323	Scientific Analysis & Modeling	3
PHYS 20475	Physics I for Majors: Mechanics	5
PHYS 20485	Physics II for Majors	5
PHYS 30313	Theoretical Methods in Physics	3
PHYS 30493	Physics III Modern Physics	3
PHYS 30603	Thermal Physics	3
PHYS 40653	Electromagnetic Fields	3
PHYS 50753	Topics in Biophysics	3

6 hours selected from

PHYS 30014	Materials Science	4
PHYS 30483	Physics III Laboratory	3
PHYS 30553	Mechanics	3
PHYS 30703	Digital Electronics	3
PHYS 30843	Biomedical Imaging	3
PHYS 40113	Elements of Quantum Mechanics	3
PHYS 40663	Electromagnetic Radiation and Optics	3
PHYS 50703	Nonlinear Dynamics	3
PHYS 50713	Contemporary Topics in Physics	3
PHYS 50723	Introduction to Solid State Physics	3
PHYS 50733	Computational Physics	3
PHYS 50763	Experimental Methods in Biochemistry and Biophysics	3
PHYS 40103	Senior Research in Physics or Astronomy	3
PHYS 40003	Senior Honors Research in Physics or Astronomy	3

Associated requirements

15 hours of mathematics are required:

Students planning to attend graduate school should take MATH 50613.

MATH 10524	Calculus I	4
MATH 20524	Calculus II	4
MATH 30524	Calculus III	4
MATH 30613	Differential Equations	3

Also required are:

BIOL 10503	The Unity of Life: Molecules to Cells	3
BIOL 10523	Introduction to Biological Investigation	3
CHEM 10113	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 10123	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 10122	General Chemistry II Laboratory	2
	OR
CHEM 20123	Quantitative Analysis	3

7 hours selected from

BIOL 10513	The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems	3
BIOL 30603	Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology	3
BIOL 30304	Microbiology	4
BIOL 30603	Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology	3
CHEM 30123	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 30133	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 30143	Organic Qualitative Analysis	3