物理学理学士-一般

本科物理专业全面介绍了物理的所有核心领域。学生必须满足艺术与科学学院的要求，并且可以从以下三个集中程度之一中进行选择：学术，天文学或普通科学。我们还为未成年人提供物理学和天文学方面的专业，并向他们提供荣誉证书。物理专业共41小时。希望将物理应用于化学，数学，教育，法律，医学或新闻学等其他职业目标的学生，应就适当的替代课程咨询部门课程主任。
To study physics is to join humanity's storied quest to discover and understand the most basic laws and principles governing our material world. To study physics at the University of Tennessee is to learn from great professors in small classes, contribute to research on campus and at major facilities (Oak Ridge National Laboratory and CERN, to name a couple), prepare for a variety of careers in and outside the scineces, and enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded students.Humans have always been inquisitive. Since pre-historic times we have tried to understand the world around us. Physics as a discipline encompasses much of this voyage of discovery, from the tiniest sub-atomic particles, through the materials that surround us in our everyday life, to the unimaginably huge, such as galaxies and the universe itself. Physicists try to understand the structure and interactions between these objects at a fundamental level through experiments, observations, theoretical models, calculations, and simulations. They are also involved in the development of new technologies that are often based on recent discoveries from basic research.The undergraduate physics major provides a thorough introduction to all core areas of physics. Students must meet requirements from the College of Arts and Sciences and may choose from one of three concentrations: academic, astronomy, or general. We also offer minors in physics and astronomy, as well as honors concentrations.