Colleges that offer degrees in nuclear and particle physics

[Gluonium]

Anyone know of any specific colleges that offer degrees in one or both? I haven't seen many with degrees in Particle Physics. Thanks!

 

[franznietzsche]

Anyone know of any specific colleges that offer degrees in one or both? I haven't seen many with degrees in Particle Physics. Thanks!

Graduate or undergrad? You generally don't get a specialized undergrad degree.

 

[Gluonium]

Ok so what would my career path be if i wanted to be a nuclear and/or particle physicist? What Undergrad and Grad stuff. Maybe some high-school courses i should take in the next 2 years, etc. Thanks! :D

 

[Stephan Hoyer]

You get an undergraduate degree in physics. You can specialize in nuclear or particle physics in graduate school, or perhaps with a few advanced courses as an undergraduate.

 

[Astronuc]

You get an undergraduate degree in physics. You can specialize in nuclear or particle physics in graduate school, or perhaps with a few advanced courses as an undergraduate.

I agree - undergraduate physics programs are fairly general - although when I studied physics, we had 'options' which meant taking speical elective physics courses in nuclear or astro- physics in addition to core physics courses.

Certainly as a grad student one will take more specialized courses.

I would imagine one has to look at universities which have accelerators, or arrangements with national labs (Fermilab, SLAC, Jefferson Lab(jlab)), which have accelerators.

 

[Gluonium]

Thanks guys! I appreciate it, that really clarifies it for me, thanks! :D

So what colleges offer good physics programs? And what colleges are good for graduate degrees? Thanks!