44.34 Physics and Physical Oceanography

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The following Departmental Regulations are supplementary to the General Regulations governing Ph.D. degrees.

The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is offered in Physical Oceanography and in Physics. The Department also participates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in Environmental Science, in Scientific Computing, and in Theoretical Physics.

For Geophysics, see Earth Sciences.

44.34.1 Program of Study

Course Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree in Physical Oceanography

Course requirements shall normally include a minimum of 9 graduate credit hours. At least 6 of these credit hours shall be selected from courses numbered 6300-6399 in Courses below. For students who have transferred from the M. Sc. degree program in Physical Oceanography (as outlined under the School of Graduate studies General Regulations, Ph.D. and Psy.D. Programs), a minimum of 15 credit hours are required (including courses completed while enrolled in the M.Sc. program), of which at least 12 shall be selected from courses numbered 6300-6399 in Courses below.

In exceptional circumstances, modifications to these course requirements can be approved by the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee.
Course Requirements for the Ph. D. Degree in Physics

Course requirements shall normally include a minimum of 9 graduate credit hours. At least 6 of these credit hours shall be selected from Courses below. For students who have transferred from the M. Sc. degree program in Physics (as outlined under the School of Graduate studies General Regulations, Ph.D. and Psy.D. Programs), a minimum of 15 credit hours are required (including courses completed while enrolled in the M.Sc. program), of which at least 12 shall be selected from Courses below.

In exceptional circumstances, modifications to these course requirements can be approved by the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee.
Comprehensive Examination

The Comprehensive Examination, (as prescribed under General Regulations, Ph.D. and Psy.D. Comprehensive Examination), shall be an oral one, and will include the presentation of a written research proposal.
Thesis

The Ph.D. degree program will conclude with the submission of a thesis based on original research and an oral defense of the thesis, as prescribed in General Regulations, Theses and Reports.

44.34.2 Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students, as far as the resources of the Department will allow.

6000 Condensed Matter Physics I
6001 Condensed Matter Physics II
6002 Superconductivity
6003 Path Integral Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics
6010-6019 Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics
6040 Biophysics
6060-6069 Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Areas
6200 Nonlinear Dynamics
6308 Ocean Dynamics I
6309 Ocean Dynamics II
6310 Physical Oceanography
6313 Physical Fluid Dynamics
6314 Field Oceanography
6315 Polar Oceanography
6316 Ocean Measurements and Data Analysis
6317 Ocean Acoustics
6318 Numerical Modelling
6319 Climate Dynamics
6320 Turbulence
6321 Coastal Oceanography
6322 Stratified Fluids
6323 Stability Theory
6324 Models in Ocean Ecology
6360-6369 (excluding 6363) Special Topics in Physical Oceanography
6363 Laboratory Experiments in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
6400 Statistical Mechanics
6402 Theory of Phase Transitions
6403 Stochastic Processes, Time-Dependent and NonEquilibrium Statistical Mechanics
6413 Soft Matter Physics
6502 Electrodynamics
6722 Light Scattering Spectroscopy
6760-69 Special Topics in Atomic and Molecular Physics
6800 Group Theory
6810-19 Special Topics in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
6850 Quantum Mechanics I
6851 Quantum Mechanics II
6852 Quantum Information and Computing (cross-listed with Mathematics 6252)
6900 Techniques in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
6910-6919 Special Topics in Experimental and Applied Physics

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