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Chemical Physics - Ph.D. Program Requirements


General Chemical Physics

 

CORE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS ( credits)
Course Title Credits
CHEM 5/70362 50361 Inactive since 2009 - Changed number to 50303
70361 inactive since 2003		 3

5/70481 Inactive since Fall 2008 2
  6/70542 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3

6/70563 Quantum Chemistry
 3
MATH 4/52002 Introduction to Analysis II
 3
PHY 55201 Electromagnetic Theory 4
  6/75101 Classical Mechanics
 3
  6/75203 Classical Electrodynamics I 
 3
  6/75204 Classical Electrodynamics II 3
  6/75401 Inactive since Fall 2007 4
  6/76161 Quantum Mechanics I
 3
  6/76162 Quantum Mechanics II 3
  6/76402 Solid State Physics II 3
CHEM

PHY		 6/70541

56101
 Advanced Physical Chemistry (3)
or
Quantum and Atomic Physics (4)		 3-4
CHEM

PHY		 6/70543

6/75301		 Statistical Thermodynamics (3)
or
Statistical Mechanics I (4)		 3-4
Choose from the following: Seminar 4 enrollments
 4
CHEM 6/70591 Seminar: Recent Developments in Physical Chemistry (1)
CPHY 6/74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals (1)
PHY 80097 Physics Colloquium (1)
TOTAL  

 

Liquid Crystal Synthesis and Molecular Design

 

CORE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26-27 credits)
Course Title Credits
CHEM 6/70471 Advanced Organic Chemistry 3
  6/70472 Advanced Organic Chemistry - Synthetic Aspects 3
  6/70541 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3
CPHY 6/72241 Soft Matter 3
  6/72242 Characterization of Soft Materials 4
  6/74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals* (1) 4
  72335 Advanced Liquid Crystalline and Polymeric Materials
 3
Choose from the following:
 3-4
CHEM 5/70571

70595
 Surface Chemistry (2)
and
Advanced Topics, Physical (1)
  or
CPHY 6/72245 Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Science (4)
  
TOTAL 26-27

*4 enrollments

Lyotropic Liquid Crystals and Membranes

 

CORE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (27 credits)
Course Title Credits
CHEM 6/70541 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3
CPHY 6/72241 Soft Matter 3
  6/72242 Characterization of Soft Materials 4
  6/72245 Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Science 4
  6/74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals* (1) 4
  72335 Advanced Liquid Crystalline and Polymeric Materials
 3
Chose one of the following groups:
 6
CHEM 6/70471 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
  6/70472 Advanced Organic Chemistry - Synthetic Aspects (3)
  or
CHEM 5/70571
 Surface Chemistry (2)
  70595 Advanced Topics, Physical (1)
CPHY 72647 Structured Fluids (3)
TOTAL 27

*4 enrollments

 

Optoelectronics

 

CORE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)
Course Title Credits
CPHY 6/72241 Soft Matter 3
  6/72242 Characterization of Soft Materials 4
  6/72245 Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Science 4

72640 Liquid Crystal, Polymer and Colloid Composites 4
  72643 Liquid Crystal Applications 4
  72647 Structured Fluids 3
  6/74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals* (1) 4
PHY 55201 Electromagnetic Theory 4
PHY

CPHY
 55501

72248		 Electromagnetic Waves and Modern Optics (3)
or
Liquid Crystal Optics and Photonics (3)
 3
TOTAL 33

*4 enrollments

 

Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals

 

CORE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (29 credits)
Course Title Credits
CPHY 6/72241 Soft Matter 3
  6/72242 Characterization of Soft Materials 4
  6/72245 Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Science 4

72640 Liquid Crystal, Polymer and Colloid Composites 4
  72647 Structured Fluids 3
  6/74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals* (1) 4
PHY 55201 Electromagnetic Theory 4
PHY

CPHY
 55501

72248		 Electromagnetic Waves and Modern Optics (3)
or
Liquid Crystals Optics and Photonics (3)
 3
TOTAL 29

*4 enrollments