Ben Doughty - Department Head
Hall of Sciences - Room 123
903-886-5488

The Department of Physics offers majors and minors for the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts degrees. Curriculum has been designed for degrees with or without teacher certification. The department provides instruction in physics, applied physics, engineering, astronomy, computational physics, and microelectronics.

The physics and applied physics major curriculum are designed for students wishing careers as professional physicists or who wish to continue their studies at the graduate level in a number of technical areas including engineering. This program prepares students for industrial employment of other careers which utilize analytical or problem-solving skills. The various teacher education curriculums are designed for pre e-college teachers of science.

The physics department and computer science department jointly offer a series of courses in the fields of microcomputers, electronics and signal processing for students who wish to prepare for careers in scientific data analysis, computer or computer-based scientific instrumentation, or telecommunications.