The research project must be in an interdisciplinary area and conducted under the joint supervision of one faculty member from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and one faculty member from another department. The research project involves active collaboration with an industrial or government laboratory under the supervision of a faculty member from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and may be conducted either in the Department of Physics and Astronomy or in the outside laboratory. At least half the courses taken must be in physics. The course of study and research are designed to prepare students for a career in physics teaching, with appropriate modifications for teaching at the high school or community college level. At least half the courses taken must be in physics.
Students participate in directed, evaluated teaching experiences.
Foreign Language Requirements. A thesis is required of all students obtaining the M.S. degree. Every student must complete at least six semester hours of PHY 592 or PHY 599 . However, no more than nine semester hours in these courses can be counted toward the 30 semester hours required for the M.S. degree. The final examination for the M.S. degree is an oral examination on the subject of the student's thesis and on graduate course work taken.