BScs in Engineering Sciences in Atlanta United States | Emory University

Undergraduate students majoring in physics or physics/astronomy can choose between a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science program. While the BA and BS degrees have distinct goals, both focus on fundamental physics principles and their practical applications, develop analytical problem-solving skills using mathematical methods, and provide hands-on experience with laboratory and research techniques. The Department of Physics, located in the modern Mathematics and Science Center, features comprehensive instructional facilities including general and advanced physics labs, specialized laboratories for optics, analog/digital electronics, and microprocessors, plus two astronomy observation sites. The first is a rooftop deck with ten stations equipped with small reflecting telescopes for introductory astronomy courses. The second is the Emory observatory, which contains a professional twenty-four-inch Cassegrain telescope used in advanced astrophysics and astronomy instruction. Students participating in research projects in condensed matter physics, biophysics, and nonlinear dynamics have access to faculty research labs and computer resources. Additional specialized teaching spaces include a one-hundred-and-eighty-seat lecture demonstration theater, a sixty-seat Zeiss Planetarium classroom, and a sixteen-station computational physics classroom/laboratory.