Ph.D. and Master Program in Physics
The UTSA Physics Graduate Program offers students the possibility of obtaining a PhD or a Master of Science in Physics. The Graduate degrees are administered and granted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UTSA, but also includes a unique partnership with the Space Science and Engineering Division at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. (SWRI)
With its inception in the Fall of 2005, the Graduate Program in Physics is modern, vibrant and growing very rapidly; including 21 faculty members, over 30 PhD students and over 20 MS students. Students are closely and personally mentored by the faculty they elect as their advisor.
In 2009 the Department of Physics and Astronomy will relocate to a new, custom-made, high tech building which will expand the size of individual laboratories and further enhance the quality and global impact of the research carried out in the program.
Students accepted into our Graduate program can develop expertise with some of the most progressive techniques and instrumentations and alongside some of the finest researchers in the nation. Students will also have access to outstanding computational facilities and top-notch facilities for the construction of space physics instrumentation that participate in prestigious NASA space missions, through the partnership with the Southwest Research Institute.
Completion of the PhD degree requires 90 credit hours, of which, 51 are from research activity, the successful completion of a qualifying exam and the defense of a Research Dissertation.
Completion of the MS degree requires 30 credit hours and includes a thesis as well as a non-thesis option.
UTSA is the second largest campus in the University of Texas system with nearly 29,000 students. UTSA has been identified by the UT system to become the next Tier I research institution in the state of Texas.
Our program offers world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. Currently the Department offers first-rate facilities in atomic force microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, ultrafast optical spectroscopy and microscopy, terahertz spectroscopy, pulsed laser thin film deposition, thin film characterization, atomic layer deposition and mass spectrometry.
Support for Doctoral students is granted via Research Assistantships or Teaching Assistantships.
Deadline for Doctoral Applications:
February 1st.
Second Deadline Date October 1st
Deadline for Master Applications (Domestic):
July 1st.
November 1st.
April 1st.
Deadline for Master Applications (International):
April 1st.
September 1st.
March 1st.
For more information about the program:
Lorenzo
Brancaleon, Chair of Doctoral Studies Committee.
Ph: (210) 458-5694
Lorenzo.Brancaleon@UTSA.edu
Graduate School Links:
(UTSA) The Graduate School
(UTSA) Online Application