For students outside the core engineering majors, this minor is a direct route into how physical and mechanical systems actually work — statics, dynamics, and thermodynamics form the backbone, with room to specialize through electives in areas like materials, fluids, or controls. That combination translates into real career traction in industries like aerospace, renewable energy, and manufacturing, where employers value candidates who can think like engineers even if that's not their primary degree.

1. The student fills out the Major/Minor declaration form (linked below) and contacts the appropriate faculty advisor to arrange a meeting:

• Physics major or minor: Prof. Wayne Reed
• Engineering Physics major (without a minor/certificate or if undecided about optional minor/certificate): Prof. Ahmad Majed
• Engineering Physics major with Electrical Engineering minor: Prof. Ryan Gelfand
• Engineering Physics major with Mechanical Engineering minor: Prof. Matt Barrios
• Engineering Physics major with Materials Engineering minor: Prof. Doug Chrisey
• Engineering Physics major with Computational Engineering certificate: Prof. Jianwei Sun

Notes for filling out the form: The degree pursued is BS for a Physics major or BSE for the Engineering Physics major. Students declaring a certificate should enter "ENGP + ___ Certificate" in the "primary major" field.

2. After meeting the student, the faculty advisor signs the form and forwards it to Prof. Jerry Shakov, Associate Chair, for his signature.

3. Prof. Shakov forwards the form to the student's NTC advisor or returns it to the student (in cases where additional signatures from another department are needed).

Major/Minor Declaration Form

Students who are interested in obtaining transfer credits should first obtain the transfer credit request form from their academic advisor. They should then attach a detailed course description and/or a syllabus to the form for departmental approval. Syllabi are preferred for most courses, and they are required for introductory physics courses (e.g. algebra-based or calculus-based Physics I and II).

The forms should be returned to April Sanchez in the Physics & Engineering Physics office in 2001 Percival Stern Hall. The office is open from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, excluding all university holidays. Once forms are approved and signed by Dr. Jiang Wei, students will be contacted to retrieve their forms and return them to Academic Advising.

All forms must be submitted and receive approval prior to taking courses at another institution.

Special note for online coursework: A lecture course that was delivered online may be considered for transfer credit, but any laboratory component must be in-person to receive credit. For this purpose, a student may take the 1-credit lab section separately to complete the requirements for a laboratory science course that was taken elsewhere online.

American Physical Society (APS)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

National Society of Physics Students (SPS)

Women in STEM

Mission Statement

The mission of our program is to provide the highest quality education for students in the principles and applications of Engineering Physics. The excellence of the program is assured by our department’s high regard for teaching, research activities, and industrial ties. The program educates students to take leadership roles in industry, academia, and government.

Engineering Physics Educational Objectives

Our Engineering Physics program educates students to become professionals with a blend of in-depth knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and engineering, enabling them to understand physical systems, research technical questions, and pursue opportunities to innovate, design solutions, and solve problems. Our program provides the foundation for graduate study and lifelong learning. Our objective is to prepare graduates who can successfully pursue:

1. Professional careers at all levels in Engineering Physics or other professional pursuits where an engineering or physics background provides a valuable foundation. Examples of the latter are: focused engineering disciplines, medicine, law, and business administration.
2. Advanced studies in Engineering, Physical Sciences, or related fields.

Student Outcomes

Students in the Engineering Physics program at Tulane University will attain:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors;
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts;
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions;
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Engineering Physics is a field that provides broad training in physics and mathematics and basic training in engineering and design. The practitioner of engineering physics is involved in the development of new devices and products using sophisticated physical concepts. The engineering physics curriculum educates students to work in areas where technology is changing rapidly and where the boundaries of several traditional engineering disciplines overlap, such as nanomaterials/devices, lasers, plasmas, robotics, materials, medical imaging, superconductors, and semiconductors. The curriculum develops sufficient depth in both engineering and science to produce graduates who are able to relate basic knowledge to practical problems in engineering. The engineering physicist is a person with the training of both an applied physicist and an engineer, the inclination to attack novel as well as routine problems in engineering, and the flexibility to exploit basic knowledge in any branch of science and technology using analytical and experimental skills.