Department of Physics
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleaburne Ave
Houston, Texas 77004
phone:1-713-313-1850
Fax: 1-713-313-1833
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleaburne Ave
Houston, Texas 77004
phone:1-713-313-1850
Fax: 1-713-313-1833
MAJOR/ASSOCIATED COURSES FOR THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PHYSICS
PRE-MEDICAL/RADIATION PHYSICS
BY LEVEL AND SEQUENCE
The objective of this Concentration is to produce graduates who can enter the workforce or continue onto graduate programs in radiation medical/bio physics. Traditionally, medical physics is a graduate program. The present concentration prepares students for entry into such graduate programs such as Hampton University or M.D. Anderson in Houston, to name a few. This is the reason for the prefix "Pre". TSU is one of the few undergraduate programs in this area. The requirements for admission are the same as those for the Health Physics concentration. The credit load required is 129.
Courses Marked ALT are Alternate Courses, where the student only needs to register for enough alternate courses to satisfy the
credit requirements for that semester. For any questions, please contact your advisor.
Y1 |
First Semester |
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Y1 |
CS 120 | Introduction to Programming in C++ |
3 |
Y1 |
MATH 241 | Calculus I |
4 |
Y1 |
ENG 131 | Freshman English I |
3 |
Y1 |
CHEM 111 | General Chemistry laboratory I |
ALT-1 |
Y1 |
CHEM 131 | General Chemistry I |
ALT-3 |
Y1 |
BIO 143 | Survey of Life Science |
ALT-4 |
Y1 |
SC 135 | Business and Professional Communication |
ALT-3 |
Y1 |
SC 136 | Public Address |
ALT-3 |
Y1 |
PHYS 151 | Computational Modeling of Physical Systems |
1 |
Y1 |
Total Hours |
18 hrs |
Y2 |
Third Semester |
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Y2 |
PHYS 217 | University Physics Lab II |
1 |
Y2 |
PHYS 247 | Mathematical Methods I |
3 |
Y2 |
PHYS 251 | University Physics II |
3 |
Y2 |
PHYS 271 | Computational Physics I |
3 |
Y2 |
ENG 2xx | Any 200 Level English |
3 |
Y2 |
HIST 231 | History I |
ALT-3 |
Y2 |
POLS 231 | American Political Systems I |
ALT-3 |
Y2 |
Total Hours |
16 hrs |
Y3 |
Fifth Semester |
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Y3 |
PHYS 333 | Electricity and Magnetism I |
3 |
Y3 |
PHYS 353 | Quantum Mechanics I |
3 |
Y3 |
PHYS 361 | Introduction to Atomic and Radiation Physics |
3 |
Y3 |
PHYS 365 | Environmental Radioactivity Seminar |
ALT-1 |
Y3 |
MATH 251 | Differential Equations |
3 |
Y3 |
HIST 232 | History II |
ALT-3 |
Y3 |
POLS 232 | American Political Systems II |
ALT-3 |
Y3 |
Total Hours |
17 hrs |
Y4 |
Seventh Semester |
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Y4 |
PHYS 467 | Nuclear Physics II |
3 |
Y4 |
PHYS 471 | Intermediate Nuclear Physics Lab |
2 |
Y4 |
PHYS 475 | Radiation Detection II |
4 |
Y4 |
PHYS 477 | Radiation Protection and Dosimetry II |
ALT-4 |
Y4 |
ECON 231 | Principles of Economics |
3 |
Y4 |
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Y4 |
1 |
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Y4 |
Total Hours |
16 hrs |
Second Semester |
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| PHYS 116 | University Physics Lab I |
1 |
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| PHYS 152 | University Physics I |
3 |
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| MATH 252 | Calculus II |
4 |
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| ENG 132 | Freshman English II |
3 |
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| PHYS 162 | Fundamentals of Scientific Programming |
3 |
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| MUSIC 131 | Introduction to Music |
ALT-3 |
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| ART 131 | Drawing and Composition I |
ALT-3 |
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Total Hours |
17 hrs |
Fourth Semester |
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| PHYS 218 | University Physics Lab III |
1 |
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| PHYS 248 | Mathematical Methods II |
3 |
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| PHYS 252 | University Physics III |
3 |
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| PHYS 272 | Mechanics I |
3 |
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| MATH 250 | Linear Algebra |
3 |
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| HIST 231 | History I |
ALT-3 |
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| POLS 231 | American Political Systems I |
ALT-3 |
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Total Hours |
16 hrs |
Sixth Semester |
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| PHYS 330 | Introduction to Medical Physics |
3 |
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| PHYS 336 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics |
3 |
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| PHYS 366 | Nuclear Physics I |
4 |
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| PHYS 370 | Nuclear Physics Laboratory I |
1 |
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| PHYS 374 | Radiation Detection I |
4 |
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Total Hours |
15 hrs |
Eighth Semester |
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| PHYS 436 | Radiation Biology Laboratory |
1 |
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| PHYS 454 | Radiation Biology |
3 |
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| PHYS 478 | Radiation Protection and Dosimetry II |
ALT-4 |
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| PHYS 458 | Medical Imaging |
3 |
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| HIST 232 | History II |
ALT-3 |
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| POLS 232 | American Political Systems II |
ALT-3 |
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| PHYS 472 | Nuclear Electronics Lab |
3 |
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Total Hours |
14 hrs |