There are also frequent opportunities for undergraduate student participation in faculty research, particularly with the two high-energy particle physics groups working at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, Long Island. Go to Menu Careers and further study Physics graduates have great flexibility in selecting a career. Physics majors may begin working with their B.S. degree, or may enter graduate study in physics, astronomy, materials science, biophysics, geophysics, medical physics, or various branches of applied science or engineering, such as computer science. UMass Dartmouth physics graduates have continued their studies at universities such as Brown University, Boston University, Brandeis University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State University, Purdue University, Yale University, University of Illinois, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Northeastern University and Washington University. Individuals who wish to teach at the elementary or secondary level may participate in the teacher certification program.
Students take a variety of education courses in addition to their major requirements.
The program is capped by a 15 week full-time classroom experience in the senior year. Graduates are then certified in Massachusetts as novice teachers, completing the first of a two-level teacher certification process that continues in graduate school. Many other states have already adopted a similar program, or are moving towards it. Go to Menu Honors and awards Each year, outstanding physics students are recognized at the University Honors Convocation. Outstanding physics students may also join the UMass Dartmouth branch of Sigma Pi Sigma, the National Physics Honor Society, which encourages academic excellence in the field of physics.