Physics, Business Emphasis, B.S.

Bachelor of Science in Physics

The Bachelor of Science in Physics provides students with a broad knowledge of fundamental physics and its applications. Students develop the skills of investigation and experimentation required to analyze data and solve physical science problems using analytical, computational, graphical and mathematical methods. The curriculum provides students with a foundation for entry into a variety of applied physics and physics-related jobs in industry or government labs, and prepares them for teaching at the secondary school level or for post-graduate education in physics and astronomy.

In addition to the requirements for the major, students must meet all other university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Please consult the Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree  section in this catalog for complete information. All courses required for the major must be completed with a “C” (2.0) or better. Formal academic advising is required for all physics majors at least once every academic year.

Business Emphasis (21 units)

The Business emphasis provides physics majors with the training and experience needed to succeed in small businesses with entrepreneurial and technology-based orientations. The program is administered in close collaboration with the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics. Paid summer internships and annual scholarships are key components of the program.

Students who pursue the program do not take PHYS 227L  and substitute ACCT 201A  for CHEM 125  in lower-division major requirements, and complete the following 21 units in physics and business electives in place of the usual upper-division physics and science/engineering electives.

• FIN 320 - Financial Management I (3)
• MGMT 340 - Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT 465A - New Venture Creation and Funding (3)

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• MGMT 465B - New Venture Launch (3) or
• MGMT 461 - Entrepreneurial Management (3)

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• MKTG 351 - Principles of Marketing (3)

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• PHYS 481 - Experimental Physics (3) or
• BUAD 301 - Advanced Business Communication (3)

Graduation Requirement (3 units)

• HONR 201B - Honors Seminar: American Institutions and Values since 1877 (3)
• POSC 100 - American Government (3)

Total (120 units)