Department of Physics

McMurry University
Abilene, Texas 79697-0368

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What Sets Us Apart

McMurry University’s pre-engineering program is a great way to ensure that you have the knowledge and background you will need to qualify you for specialty engineering degree programs at the graduate level. You’ll learn from a well-respected faculty and assist in their research work. McMurry University also offers a 5-year dual degree program with the University of North Dakota. A student participating in the Dual Degree Program will earn two B.S. degrees: a B.S. degree in Physics, Engineering Physics or Chemistry from McMurry University and an engineering B.S. degree from the University of North Dakota. The physics department also has several endowed scholarships available to qualified students.

What You Can Earn

Bachelor of Science in Physics with a Pre-Electrical Engineering Focus

This pre-professional program offers fundamental knowledge of physics and mathematics with added emphasis on electronics theory and practice beginning in your second year. The curriculum is ideal for students planning to enroll in a graduate program for electrical engineering.

Dual Bachelor of Science Degrees

Earn your B.S. degree at McMurry and a B.S. in engineering from the University of North Dakota. This 5-year, dual-degree program is open to eligible McMurry students pursuing the engineering physics degree, the physics degree with the pre-electrical engineering focus or a B.S. in chemistry.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics

Engineering Physics is a hands-on discipline that serves as the bridge between theoretical science and practical engineering to solve real-world technical issues. This program will afford you the foundational knowledge to continue advanced studies in mechanical, civil, industrial and other types of engineering.

Minor in Physics

You’ll complete a range of core physics and mathematics classes, as well as explore your own interests with electives and projects. The result is a heightened command of complex problem solving that can broaden your career options and enhance success.

Bachelor of Science in Physics with a Physics Focus

You’ll have access to a wide range of core and elective classes to attain a well-rounded knowledge of how space, time, matter and energy combine to form the natural world and things around us. You’ll also be well prepared for a technical career role or a graduate program of study.

Dual Bachelor of Science Degrees

Earn your B.S. degree at McMurry and a B.S. in engineering from the University of North Dakota. This 5-year, dual-degree program is open to eligible McMurry students pursuing the engineering physics degree, the physics degree with the pre-electrical engineering focus or a B.S. in chemistry.

Careers

You’ll graduate with the mathematics, physics and engineering knowledge required to pursue an advanced engineering degree – and a career – in mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering as a practitioner or in academia.

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