Typical Course Sequence for the BSc in Physics

Year 1

Fall Semester

CHEM 115	General Chemistry I	4
ENGL 101	Academic English I	3
GENS 100	Academic Development & Success	1
GENS 101	Grand Challenges	4
MATH 111	Calculus I	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Spring Semester

COSC 114	Introduction to Computing- Python	4
ENGL 102	Academic English II	3
MATH 112	Calculus II	4
PHYS 121	University Physics I	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

Year 2

Fall Semester

PHYS 131	Introduction to Mechanical Systems and Thermodynamics	4
PHYS 132	Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics	4
MATH 211	Differential Equations and Linear Algebra	4
MATH 231	Calculus III	3
MATH 242	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Spring Semester

COSC 202	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	3
PHYS 201	Physics Instrumentation I	3
PHYS 202	Mathematical Physics I	3
PHYS 211	Computational Physics	4
PHYS 213	University Physics III	4
Total Credit Hours:		17

Year 3

Fall Semester

BUSS 322	Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
PHYS 301	Mathematical Physics II	3
PHYS 311	Intermediate Mechanics	3
PHYS 320	Electricity and Magnetism I	3
	Free Elective (3)	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

GENS 300	Career Preparation	1
PHYS 322	Electricity and Magnetism II	3
PHYS 331	Quantum Physics I	4
PHYS 342	Thermal and Statistical Physics	3
PHYS 351	Advanced laboratory I	3
Total Credit Hours:		14

Summer Semester

PHYS 399	Physics Internship	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Year 4

Fall Semester

PHYS XXX	Technical Elective	3
PHYS 433	Quantum Physics II	3
PHYS 497	Senior Research Project I	3
BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX	Business-Humanities-Elective	3
HUMA 105 / 106	Emirates Society / Emirates Studies	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Spring Semester

BUSSXXX/HUMAXXX	Business-Humanities-Elective	3
GENS 400	Enhancing Employability and Job Readiness	1
PHYS XXX	Technical Elective	3
PHYS 498	Senior Research Project II	3
	Maths/Science/Engineering Free Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		13

Total Credit Hours: 124