BSc in Physics in Williamsburg United States | College of William and Mary

The department has thirty faculty members teaching courses, along with about fifteen more physicists focused solely on research. We provide both major and minor options for undergraduates, while graduate students can work toward a Ph.D. degree. The department also houses the Small Hall Makerspace facility.

Our research spans multiple specialties: atomic, molecular, and optical physics; computational physics; condensed matter physics; nuclear and particle physics; high energy physics; and plasma/non-linear physics. Collaborative work includes accelerator physics (with Jefferson Lab) and material analysis (with NASA-Langley Research Center). We maintain close ties with the interdisciplinary Applied Science department as well.

To meet the computer proficiency requirement, students must complete coursework showing programming skills, usually fulfilled by PHYS 256. Alternatively, they can request approval from the Physics Undergraduate Committee by demonstrating computational ability through another course or a senior/honors research project.