CIP 40.0801
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Physics, General
142
Colleges Offering This Major
1,104
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Associate's Bachelor's Certificate
About This Major
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
Related CIP Codes
- 14.1201
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 40.0801
- CIP Family
- 40
- Colleges
- 142
- Annual Completions
- 1,104
- Degree Levels
- Associate's Bachelor's Certificate
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