Why Major in Engineering Physics?
We understand that you may not have everything about your passions or future career figured out. That’s OK! As a Belmont Engineering Physics major, you will learn the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in almost any technical career, have opportunities to gain valuable experiences to grow both professionally and personally and be valued for who you are as an individual.
We offer customizable career tracks to allow students to take courses that prepare them for their future career or interests. You'll conduct original research right away and begin to develop yourself as an individual researcher, not unlike a graduate level student.
Our dedicated faculty are hands-on in the classroom with you, building real relationships with all students that allow for stronger advising, mentoring and recommendations for employers and graduate schools.
What You'll Learn
The Engineering Physics Major program is built to provide you with technical skills desirable for success in applied physics and engineering fields. This is an interdisciplinary program with several tracks. All tracks involve multiple courses from other areas designed to give you a solid foundation to pursue your goals. The tracks are:
- The Computational Physics track leans heavily on math and computer skills and is for students who wish to be a part of the fast-growing field of computational physics ranging from gaming to simulations in areas such as material science, biomedical engineering and modeling.
- The Material Science and Applied Physics track is for those students who wish to work in industry or pursue advanced study in an applied physics field or the interdisciplinary field of material science.
- The Pre-Engineering track is for those students who may wish to pursue engineering related work in graduate school.
Program Details
Curious about your coursework? View requirements for this degree in the course catalog.
Washington University in St. Louis Partnership
Washington University in St. Louis (Wash U) and Belmont University have partnered to create a new “3+2” Engineering Dual Degree Program, enabling you to earn two degrees from both universities. By attending Belmont for the first three years before completing your degree at Wash U with financial assistance, you’ll gain access to two great universities while also benefiting from the foundation of courses offered by Belmont and the prestige that comes with studying at The McKelvey School of Engineering, which has a stellar reputation in this field. At the end of five years, you will be able to graduate with both an undergraduate and graduate degree. About 75% of participants also earn an engineering master’s degree (“3+3”).
Learn more about Engineering Partnerships
University of Arkansas Partnership
Belmont has entered a new program with the University of Arkansas that guarantees placement and funding for postgraduate degrees to engineering physics graduates. The partnership between Belmont and the University of Arkansas provides admission to graduate school as well as funding. Requirements: Earn a GPA of 3.5 within the program and score sufficiently high on the GRE to receive automatic admission with funding for some programs. Other students would also be considered for admission and funding on a case-by-case basis.
- Society for Physics Students
- Belmont’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURFs) program
- Study Abroad
- Community Outreach
Our students have been accepted to competitive summer research programs (REUs) and internships at universities and companies nation-wide. Many of our students have attended or presented their research at regional, national or international physics conferences.
Career Possibilities
- Applications Engineer
- Acoustic Engineer
- Nuclear Engineer
- Lab Technician
- Data Analyst
- IT Consultant
Dean Boecher
Engineering Physics
"What I love about Belmont physics is the personal relationships I've built with all my professors, the small class sizes and the community within the major. Belmont's commitment to research will help me be competitive for research programs next summer and when applying for graduate school."
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