Department of Physics and Engineering

We offer the following degrees: the B.S. and B.A in Physics, and the Engineering-3/2-Option B.A. in Physics. A full range of physics courses supports our physics programs. Modern lab equipment enables a hands-on experimental emphasis.

Our graduates are employed as engineers, medical physicists,
health physicists, and physics teachers in high schools and colleges. Students frequently receive grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation to partipate in research programs.

The Engineering-3/2-Option

The Engineering-3/2-Option prepares students for a degree in engineering. By taking part in this program, a student can earn two degrees in a total of about five years. One of these degrees is the B.A. in Physics from Wesleyan. The other degree is either an M.S. in Engineering from the University of Virginia or the B.S. in Engineering from West Virginia University.

The Engineering-3/2-Option enables engineering students to start with a solid foundation for engineering with Wesleyan's smaller classes and labs. Students finish their work at Wesleyan in three years. Then they transfer to study engineering at the chosen university. The fourth year coursework transfers back to Wesleyan to fulfill the missing hours for the Wesleyan degree. The student returns to the university for a fifth year to complete the engineering degree.

Students may select from the following fields: