Biophysics, BS
Requirements
The program of study requires a minimum of 35 hours on a 120-hour degree, consisting of:
Core Courses (29 hours)
First-Year Physics and Astronomy Seminar | 1 | |
Scientific Analysis & Modeling | 3 | |
Physics I for Majors: Mechanics | 5 | |
Physics II for Majors | 5 | |
Theoretical Methods in Physics | 3 | |
Physics III Modern Physics | 3 | |
Thermal Physics | 3 | |
Electromagnetic Fields | 3 | |
Topics in Biophysics | 3 |
6 hours selected from:
Materials Science | 4 | |
Physics III Laboratory | 3 | |
Mechanics | 3 | |
Biomedical Imaging | 3 | |
Elements of Quantum Mechanics | 3 | |
Electromagnetic Radiation and Optics | 3 | |
Contemporary Topics in Physics | 3 | |
Introduction to Solid State Physics | 3 | |
Computational Physics | 3 | |
Experimental Methods in Biochemistry and Biophysics | 3 | |
Senior Research in Physics or Astronomy | 3 | |
Senior Honors Research in Physics or Astronomy | 3 |
Associated requirements
15 hours of mathematics are required:
Students planning to attend graduate school should take course.
Calculus I | 4 | |
Calculus II | 4 | |
Calculus III | 4 | |
Differential Equations | 3 |
Also required are:
The Unity of Life: Molecules to Cells | 3 | |
Introduction to Biological Investigation | 3 | |
General Chemistry I | 3 | |
General Chemistry II | 3 | |
General Chemistry II Laboratory | 2 | |
OR | ||
Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
7 hours selected from:
The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3 | |
Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology | 3 | |
Microbiology | 4 | |
Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology | 3 | |
Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
Organic Qualitative Analysis | 3 |