{"id":573,"date":"2021-10-06T16:52:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astrophysics-astronomy\/programs\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:08:27","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics, Astrophysics &amp; Astronomy Majors &amp; Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Physics &#038; Astronomy Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/programs\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Majors &#038; Minors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/news\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Departmental News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/southeastern-association-research-astronomy\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/research-internships\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Research &#038; Internship Opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/seitz-award\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >The Seitz Award<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/holcomb-observatory\/alumni-successes\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/society-physics-students\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Society of Physics Students<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-majors-amp-minors\">Majors &amp; Minors<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/08102422\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-24-at-2.57.02-PM-1024x114.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Butler University, and particularly our department, is known for involving our students in internships and original research. &nbsp; As we often mention most physics and astronomy\/astrophysics majors throughout the country take nearly the same course work and learn the same topics as taught here at Butler. &nbsp;But out of the classroom experiences, known as cocurricular experiences, are perhaps more important for learning the skills needed for a STEM career and\/or graduate school. &nbsp;<em>US News and World Report&nbsp;<\/em>recently listed Butler among the best schools in six out of eight academic programs that&nbsp;<em>U.S. News<\/em>&nbsp;ranks. The lists for first-year experiences, internships\/co-ops, senior capstone, service learning, study abroad, and&nbsp;undergraduate research, all categories that education experts, including staff members of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, believe lead to student success, all of which are included at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler University and the Department of Physics &amp; Astronomy can offer you these hands-on individual experiences that will serve you well once you leave the University, whether you&#8217;re preparing for graduate research in physics, astrophysics, or astronomy, to be an applied physicist or engineer in industry, a high school physics teacher, a physician, a patent lawyer, or medical physicist. Our students have gone on to graduate study at places such as the University of California, MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech, Washington University, and Johns Hopkins to name a few. Here are several reasons to why you should consider studying physics, astrophysics and astronomy at Butler University:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Excellent faculty dedicated to teaching and research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research experience in fields including observational astronomy and theoretical astrophysics, engineering, condensed matter, elementary particle and nuclear physics, nanotechnology, computational physics, gravitation and relativity, and geophysics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small class sizes, a 7 to 1 student faculty ratio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employment within the department and at Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership in the SARA telescope consortium that gives students and faculty 65 nights per year at observatories across the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hands-on (paid) research experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly 100% placement rate for summer research positions and internships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly 100% placement rate into graduate school and industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/08102422\/HB250-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The remote astrophysics observing lab located in our new facilities in the Holcomb Building and Levinson Family Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our facilities available to undergraduates are among the best in the country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In June of 2021 we doubled the space of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/\">Physics and Astronomy department<\/a> when we moved into our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sciences-complex\">$100 million science complex<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 This includes our remote astronomical observing lab shown to the right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have all new introductory, advanced, and research laboratories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Laboratory for Laser and Quantum Physics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have the largest telescope in the state at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/holcomb-observatory\">Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium<\/a>. \u00a0This telescope recently went through a $425K upgrade and can be remotely operated from anywhere in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our planetarium underwent a $300K renovation in the last couple of years and is now fully digital.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have a computational\/remote observing laboratory for collecting and analyzing observations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have a highly parallel supercomputer (known as Big Dawg) for theoretical computations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butler\u2019s also has a partnership with the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) gives our students remote access to telescopes 65 nights out of the year in other parts of the world. \u00a0SARA\u2019s telescopes at Kitt Peak, AZ the Canary, Islands Spain, and Cerro Tololo, Chile give our students skies roughly 100 times darker than our Indianapolis sky, so much dimmer that detailed research can be done. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/physics-astronomy\/southeastern-association-research-astronomy\/\">More\u00a0About SARA<\/a>. \u00a0These telescopes can be operated from right here at Butler.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For course descriptions, visit the online <a href=\"https:\/\/m.butler.edu\/index.php\/app\/catalog\/listCatalog\/BUTLR\/UGRD\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Course Search\">Class Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NOTE: Degree requirements for incoming students may not reflect the actual degree requirements of current students.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em style=\"color: var(--color-blue-butler);font-family: var(--font-family-base);font-size: var(--font-size-body)\">Current students should consult their own academic advisement report in my.butler.edu to see their individual requirements and progress toward degree completion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 427, General Relativity and Gravity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH\u00a0461, Computational Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 480, Special Topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that many of the upper-level courses will require MA 106, MA 107, MA 208, MA215 and MA 334.&nbsp;A student who intends to pursue graduate studies in Physics should also consider AS 311, AS340, PH 315, PH 422, and\/or PH 461.&nbsp;Butler University requires that students take at least 40 hours of credit at a 300-level or higher to graduate.&nbsp;All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete a&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. 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The long scope riding piggyback to the right is Butler\u2019s 6-inch Clark refractor. This 6-inch Clark dates back to 1883.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics undergraduates obtain a solid foundation in physics, astrophysics, and mathematics useful for a number of careers including education, engineering, physics, astrophysics, astronomy, aerospace, intelligence and defense industries, and computational science. Specifically, a student planning to go on to graduate school in astrophysics and astronomy should have physics courses covering mechanics, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, and optics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-required-courses\">Required Courses:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PH 201, 202: Introduction to Analytical Physics I and II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 301: Modern Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 303: Electromagnetic Waves and Optics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 321: Intermediate Classical Mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 331: Electromagnetic Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 490: Colloquium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 495: Senior Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS 102, Modern Astronomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS 301: Modern Astronomical Techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS 311: Astrophysics I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS 312: Astrophysics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS 340: Galaxies &amp; Cosmology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recommended-courses\">Recommended Courses:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PH 311: Experimental Modern Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 325: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 421: Quantum Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PH 461: Computational Physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Particular regard should be given to the mathematics and physics prerequisites for all 300-level courses. 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Butler is already working with Purdue-Indianapolis to create exciting new opportunities that will benefit both students and the central Indiana economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All students currently enrolled in the Engineering Dual Degree Program, including those starting the program in fall 2023, will be able to complete their degrees on schedule and without interruption. Please direct any questions to Dr. Amber Russell, Program Director, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:acrusse3@butler.edu\">acrusse3@butler.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/engineering-dual-degree\/\" title=\"engineering dual degree program\">Engineering Dual Degree Program<\/a>&nbsp;results from a partnership between two institutions (Butler University and Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis) known for their quality programs in science and engineering. Completion of this program will yield a degree from Butler University in one of the natural sciences or mathematics and a degree from Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis in mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering. This partnership will allow students to study in a small, private university environment with faculty dedicated to undergraduate education and also have access to ABET accredited programs in mechanical or electrical engineering which are normally found in larger, public institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-summary-of-program-features\">A Summary of Program Features<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dual degree program leads to a degree in engineering from Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis (mechanical or electrical) and a physics or astrophysics degree from Butler University. Additional curriculum information is available in the\u00a0<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" title=\"engineering dual degree program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/engineering-dual-degree\/\">Engineering Dual Degree Program<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The electrical and mechanical engineering programs are ABET accredited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dual degree programs are five years with residence at Butler University during the programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two paid summer internships are part of the programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The courses in mathematics, sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts are taught at Butler University while the engineering courses are taught through Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis. Engineering courses taken during the first three years will be taught at Butler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All courses will be taught at Butler during the first three years. 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