What Physics graduates do Physics majors at Southern who wish to become physicists receive the skills necessary to enter excellent graduate schools. It is difficult to forecast job markets, though secondary-school science teaching appears to be a good prospect. For the professional physicist, some fields in demand are solid-state and materials physics, environmental physics, and biophysics. Skills in drafting, computers, shop work, financial and personnel management, and languages are desirable in preparation for job opportunities which cannot even be imagined today.
Most careers require graduate study.
You should plan to obtain a master's degree to teach high school science. If you want to enter top levels of industry, government, or academe, plan on six years of doctoral study and several years of proving yourself on the job. During doctoral study, you should be able to support yourself with teaching or research assistantships at the university. Careers of Southern physics graduates are depicted by the advanced degrees which they earn. They earned four MEd, one MMusic, and one MBA degrees.