Welcome to EMU Physics & Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers majors in physics, physics research, engineering physics, and physics teaching and minors in astronomy, physics, physics teaching, and science literacy. The department also administers interdisciplinary offerings in pre-engineering, science literacy, integrated science teaching, and physical science teaching.

Physics and astronomy faculty study a wide range of research topics including condensed matter, optics, space physics, and plasma physics.

 

Winter 2024 Semester General Education [GEKN] Courses

Ranked among the Top Programs in the Nation

The American Physical Society (APS) has once again ranked EMU's Department of Physics and Astronomy among the nation's top programs. In a recently published report, EMU ranked 14th in the nation in the number of undergraduate physics degrees awarded by Master's degree granting institutions.

The EMU Physics and Astronomy Department also ranked 11th in the nation in the number of women receiving Bachelor's degrees in physics from Master's degree granting institutions, according to the APS [PDF].