UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Mission statement
The Physics Department is committed to excellence in undergraduate physics education and embraces the Ignation ideal of cura personalis. The Department is a community of faculty, staff and students. Faculty advance the frontiers of physics in both research and education. Staff contribute their expertise in facilitating all endeavors of the department. Students participate in learning and scholarship with the guidance of the faculty.
What can you do with a Physics Major?
A Physics degree opens doors.
Marquette physics grads work at Ford Motor Company, Motorola, Proctor and Gamble, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Scripts Institute of Oceanography, the U.S. Defense Department, Rockwell International, IBM and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
They teach in schools and the Peace Corps.
They go to Medical School and Law School.
They continue into graduate programs at many universities including Princeton University, the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wisconsin, Purdue University and the University of California - Irvine among many others.
- Majoring In Physics
- Minoring In Physics
- Minoring In Astronomy
- Minoring in Biophysics
- Physics for Medicine
- Course Descriptions
Just what are career opportunities in Physics?
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) Career Network Web site offers present day employment opportunities for physicists of all degree and career levels. You should use this site to see what opportunities are available for you.
AIP Career Network Web site
