Engineering Physics Engineering Physics is an interdisciplinary program within the department of Materials Science and Engineering, though most of the EP students do research in other areas. After about three semesters, students take their qualifying exams.
Many students choose their third exam in math or another area of physics.
In addition, an oral exam over everything must be taken after the written exams. After passing the oral, the student becomes an official Ph. D. candidate and begins work on a thesis project. This begins with a written and oral proposal of research to be undertaken and ends in a thesis and defense. EP students work in many areas, including physics, materials science, medical imaging, chemistry, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. For more information, please see the Engineering Physics home page .