Sample Course Schedule
Schedule for first- and second-year students
The following is the typical course schedule for physics students in their first two years of graduate study at the University of Notre Dame:
First Year (Fall) |
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| Mathematical Methods of Physics | 3 credits |
| Classical Mechanics | 3 credits |
| Quantum Mechanics I | 3 credits |
| Introductory research area course (optional) | 0-3 credits |
| Scientific Writing for Physicists (optional) | 1 credit |
| Colloquium | 0 credits |
| Total | 9-13 credits |
First Year (Spring) |
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| Electrodynamics | 3 credits |
| Quantum Mechanics II | 3 credits |
| Methods of Experimental Physics | 3 credits |
| Statistical Thermodynamics | 3 credits |
| Introductory research area course (optional) | 0-3 credits |
| Colloquium | 0 credits |
| Seminar | 2 credits |
| Research and Dissertation | 1 credit |
| Total | 12-15 credits |
Second Year and beyond |
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| Research area courses | 0-9 credits |
| Methods and skills elective (optional) | 0-3 credits |
| Physics Teaching Practicum (optional) | 0-1 credit |
| Colloquium | 0 credits |
| Seminar | 2 credits |
| Research and Dissertation | 1-7 credits |
| Total | 9-15 credits |
Second Year, Spring Semester |
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| Colloquium | 0 credit |
| Research-area and/or breadth course | 0-9 credits |
| Seminar | 2 credits |
| Research and Disseratation (98699) | 3 credits |
| Total | 9-15 credits |
Students who enter with advanced standing will follow a modified schedule and generally take at least three 3-credit classes per semester until the core curriculum requirements are met.
