Physics, BS - Optics Concentration 1 Physics, BS - Optics Concentration Optics is a multidisciplinary field. Students completing the optics concentration receive exposure to geometrical optics, physical optics, optical instruments, interference and diffraction, polarimetry, optoelectronics, lasers, optical sources and detectors, and radiometry along with laboratory experience using state-of-the-art equipment and modern optical techniques. Physics, Optics Concentration, BS Requirements: Physics, Optics Concentration, BS degree requires 128 credit hours. 9 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 00 level or higher (9 credits includes courses taken at the 00+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Preprofessional area and electives). 12 credit hours of 00 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen). 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH. Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses. No more than 6 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. For graduation application instructions, see here (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/policies-procedures/application-graduation). Degree Requirements Code Title Semester Hours Freshman Composition 6 EH 101 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING I COLLEGE WRITING II Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Fine Arts: Choose one ARH 100 ARH 101 ARH 10 ARS 160 MU 100 TH 122 ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE THEATRE APPRECIATION Literature: Choose one EH 207 or EH 22 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I MYTHOLOGY EH 208 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 Speech CM 11 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature: Choose one 1 PHL 101 PHL 102 PHL 10 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY INTRO TO ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC PHL 150 TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES Any WLC course 100 or 200 level WGS 200 2nd Literature 1 2nd Fine Art INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES Mathematics and Science 12 Mathematics 2 MA 171 CALCULUS A Natural Science sequence 8 CH 121 & CH 125 CH 12 & CH 126 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
2 Physics, BS - Optics Concentration History and Social Behavioral Sciences 12 History: Choose one 1 HY 10 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 HY 10 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 HY 221 UNITED STATES TO 1877 HY 222 UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two 6 ECN 12 ECN 1 PSC 101 PSC 102 PSC 260 GY 105 GY 110 GS 200 SOC 100 SOC 102 SOC 105 SOC 150 PY 101 PY 201 PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 2nd History or rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one 2nd History 1 rd Social and Behavioral Science Pre-Professional 2-2 Computer Science CS 102 INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING Technical Writing EH 01 TECHNICAL WRITING Addtional Science or Engineering course: Choose one - AST 106 & 106L BYS 119 & 119L CH 101 & CH 105 CS 121 ESS 10 & 10L ESS 111 & 111L MA 112 MA 11 MA 281 EXPLORING THE COSMOS I and ASTRONOMY LABORATORY PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB COMPUTER SCIENCE I ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY ELEMENTS OF STATISTICAL ANALYS Additional Required Mathematics 1 MA 172 MA 201 MA 28 MA 2 CALCULUS B CALCULUS C APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA
Physics, BS - Optics Concentration Code Title Semester Hours Physics Core 28 PH 110 PH 111 & PH 11 PH 112 & PH 115 PH 11 & PH 116 PH 251 PH 01 PH 05 PH 51 PH 99 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III SPECIAL RELATIVITY INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS PHYSICS PRACTICUM Optics Concentration Requirements 16 OPT 1 OPT 2 OPT 11 OPT 12 PH/OPT 00+ level or higher course PH/OPT 00+ level or higher course GEOMETRICAL OPTICS PHYSICAL OPTICS OPTICS LAB Elective Courses 18-19 Elective courses. 8 credits of the 18-19 elective credits must be taken at the 00+ level or higher. Additional Elective courses 100+ level to reach 128 credit hours. in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Total Semester Hours 128 1 2 Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 22 + EH 208, EH 22 + EH 210, HY 10 + HY 10, or HY 221 + HY 222) Based on Math placement, (http://www.uah.edu/science/departments/math/undergraduate-students/placement) prerequisite MA 112 and/or MA 11 Mathematics courses may be required. No more than 6 credit hours can be taken in a single discipline. For choices see the World Languages and Cultures (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/colleges-departments/arts-humanities-social-sciences/ foreign-languages-literatures) department. Sample Four-Year Plan for Physics, Optics Concentration, BS degree: Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Year 1 Semester Hours EH 101 COLLEGE WRITING I MA 171 CALCULUS A PH 110 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE CH 121 & CH 125 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I FYE 101 CHARGER SUCCESS 1 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING II MA 172 CALCULUS B
Physics, BS - Optics Concentration PH 111 & PH 11 CH 12 & CH 126 GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Year 2 PH 112 & PH 115 GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II MA 201 CALCULUS C CS 102 INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING Fine art Literature PH 11 & PH 116 GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III PH 251 SPECIAL RELATIVITY 1 PH 05 MATH METHODS IN PHYSICS MA 28 APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature Year PH 51 Term Semester Hours: 1 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS OPT 1 GEOMETRICAL OPTICS MA 2 INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA Additional Science or Engineering course Social and Behavioral science Term Semester Hours: 15-16 PH 01 INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS OPT 2 PHYSICAL OPTICS CM 11 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Social and Behavioral science History -
Physics, BS - Optics Concentration 5 in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Year OPT 11 OPTICS LAB 2 PH/OPT 00+ level or higher course EH 01 TECHNICAL WRITING History Elective 00+ level or higher Elective in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE OPT 12 2 PH 99 PHYSICS PRACTICUM PH/OPT 00+ level or higher course Elective 00+ level or higher course Elective 00+ level or higher course Elective in your major or minor. No more than credit hours of 100 level HPE Total Semester Hours: 128-129