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Master of Science

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Program Minimum Units
45 Units
University Minimum Units
45 Units
Program Length
2 Years
Interests
Technology, Experimentation & Discovery, Sustainability
Academic Areas
Natural Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science

Overview

Regardless of undergraduate major, Stanford undergraduates interested in an MS degree at the intersection of applied physics and engineering may choose to apply for the coterminal Master of Science program in Applied and Engineering Physics. The program is designed to be completed in the fifth year at Stanford. Students with accelerated undergraduate programs may be able to complete their BS and coterminal MS in four years.

Requirements

Program Requirements

One Laboratory or Methods Course - 3-4 Units

Complete at least 1 of the following courses:
APPPHYS 207

Laboratory Electronics

4 Units
APPPHYS 208

Laboratory Electronics

4 Units
APPPHYS 232

Advanced Imaging Lab in Biophysics

4 Units
EE 234

Photonics Laboratory

3 Units
EE 251

High-Frequency Circuit Design Laboratory

3 Units
EE 312

Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory

3-4 Units
MATSCI 322

Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory

3 Units
MATSCI 331

Computational Materials Science at the Atomic Scale

3 Units

Seminar

Complete any of the following requirements:
Complete three quarters of formal seminar courses.
Complete at least 1 of the following courses:
APPPHYS 470

Condensed Matter Seminar

1 Units
APPPHYS 483

Optics and Electronics Seminar

1 Units
BIOPHYS 250

SEMINAR IN BIOPHYSICS

1 Units
EE 380

Colloquium on Computer Systems

1 Units
MATSCI 230

Materials Science Colloquium

1 Units

Other courses may count toward the Seminar requirements, but must be approved by the student's academic advisor.

or
Complete APPPHYS 290 and a minimum of eight informal talks or formal research seminars.
Complete all of the following course(s):
APPPHYS 290

Directed Studies in Applied Physics

1-15 Units

The seminar requirement can be fulfilled by either;

  • (i) taking one formal seminar course for credit each term, and/or

  • (ii) enrolling in APPPHYS 290 and attending a minimum of eight informal talks or formal research seminars during each of the three terms; students enrolling in APPPHYS 290 must submit with their final MS program proposal a list of the eight talks/seminars with a paragraph describing the content, signed by their academic advisor

Approved Technical Electives - 6-12 Units

Complete a minimum of 6 units to reach the 45-unit minimum for the program.

Approved subjects include APPPHYS, CS, CME, EE, ME, BIOE, MATSCI, PHYSICS courses, as well as those courses that are formally approved by the Applied Physics Graduate Studies Committee through petition.

Breadth Courses

Complete all of the following course(s):
APPPHYS 201

Electrons and Photons

4 Units
APPPHYS 203

Atoms, Fields and Photons

4 Units
APPPHYS 204

Quantum Materials

4 Units
APPPHYS 205

Introduction to Biophysics

3-4 Units

All Breadth courses must be letter graded.

Depth Courses

Complete three Engineering Depth Courses for a total of nine units.

At least one must be at the 300 level and the other courses must be at the 200 level or above to provide depth in one area. To be approved by the Applied Physics academic advisor.

All Depth courses must be letter graded.