Physics Major | Physics Degree | Wittenberg University

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Physics students study the behavior of nature from the largest to the smallest scales, and from the fundamental to the immediately practical.

Physics is concerned with discovering patterns and regularities in nature and finding ways to describe and explain these patterns in order to help us better understand the world around us. The Wittenberg Physics Faculty, through active engagement and collaborative student research, prepare students to join in the fun of exploring and better understanding the world around us.

What will be the ultimate fate of the universe? Why can some materials carry currents without resistance? How can we make images of nerve activity in the brain? Because physics is concerned with fundamental questions such as these, many ideas and tools developed by physicists are useful in other disciplines. An education in physics provides a strong background for careers in a vast number of science, engineering and medical fields.

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Physics In The News

Wittenberg Physics Student

Dual-Degree Program in Engineering

To meet increasing student interest, Wittenberg is launching a new engineering pathway thanks to a dual-degree partnership with Indiana Tech, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lizzy Ceferatti

Finding Career Path Through Summer Internship

Lizzy Cefaratti '22 spent her summer interning as a research assistant under Jenifer Locke '04, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at The Ohio State University.

Jenifer Locke with colleagues

Leading In The Field

Jenifer Warner Locke '04 is thankful for her liberal arts education and credits Wittenberg University for helping her break out of her shell and for growing into the wholistic intellectual individual she is today.

Charlie Painter

Coach, Educator Honored For His Efforts

With more than 760 career coaching wins, Charlie Painter '69, the recipient of the 2018 Dayton Agonis Club Don Donoher/Mike Kelly Coach of the Year award, was inducted this year into the Ohio Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame.

Exploring The Existence of A New Planet

Kathryn Volk '06 is boldly going where few others have gone before – to the Kuiper Belt along the far edges of the solar system in hopes of proving the existence of a few more planets.

Through curriculum that emphasizes hands-on experience with laboratory equipment and computer applications as well as the development of technical communication skills, physics majors gain extensive research experience in collaboration with faculty whose areas of expertise range from sub-atomic and dusty plasma physics to radio astronomy, electromagnetics and space physics, and more. Many students conduct additional research or participate in off-campus internships, and students regularly present their research at national and regional professional society meetings.

Many students who leave Wittenberg with a degree in physics continue their studies in graduate school. Others pursue careers in fields such as engineering, astronomy, computer science, law, business, medicine and education. Physicists have knowledge and skills that are applicable to a wide range of problems. Consequently, physicists are always in demand.

Wittenberg's physics program strives to provide a rigorous, flexible and effective curriculum for physics majors and minors, with sufficient depth of study for those students who expect to pursue physics, astronomy or engineering at the graduate level, or embark on technical careers; provide effective and relevant service courses for the many students whose majors or career goals require physics or astronomy courses; and provide effective and engaging courses for the many students who choose to take physics or astronomy courses as part of the breadth of a liberal arts education.

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