A degree in Engineering Physics from McMurry is a great way to become immediately employable in a range of technical roles, but it is also designed to qualify you for physics and engineering degree programs at the graduate degree level. We require all of our graduates to complete a senior research engineering design project and encourage them to present the findings as a publication or a presentation at a scientific meeting. Students will have opportunities to participate in a variety of team research projects as part of the physics and engineering courses they take. The physics department also has several endowed scholarships available to qualified students.
McMurry University also offers a 5-year dual degree program with the University of North Dakota. A student participating in the Dual Degree Program will earn two B.S. degrees: a B.S. degree in Physics, Engineering Physics or Chemistry from McMurry University and an engineering B.S. degree from the University of North Dakota.
What You Can Earn
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
Engineering Physics is a hands-on discipline that serves as the bridge between theoretical science and practical engineering to solve real-world technical issues. This program will afford you the foundational knowledge to continue advanced studies in mechanical, civil, industrial and other types of engineering.
Dual Bachelor of Science Degrees
Earn your B.S. degree at McMurry and a B.S. in engineering from the University of North Dakota. This 5-year, dual-degree program is open to eligible McMurry students pursuing the engineering physics degree, the physics degree with the pre-electrical engineering focus or a B.S. in chemistry.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with a Pre-Electrical Engineering Focus
This pre-professional program offers fundamental knowledge of physics and mathematics with added emphasis on electronics theory and practice beginning in your second year. The curriculum is ideal for students planning to enroll in a graduate program for electrical engineering.
Dual Bachelor of Science Degrees
Earn your B.S. degree at McMurry and a B.S. in engineering from the University of North Dakota. This 5-year, dual-degree program is open to eligible McMurry students pursuing the engineering physics degree, the physics degree with the pre-electrical engineering focus or a B.S. in chemistry.
Bachelor of Science in Physics
You’ll have access to a wide range of core and elective classes to attain a well-rounded knowledge of how space, time, matter and energy combine to form the natural world and things around us. You’ll also be well prepared for a technical career role or a graduate program of study.
You’ll complete a range of core physics and mathematics classes, as well as explore your own interests with electives and projects. The result is a heightened command of complex problem solving that can broaden your career options and enhance success.
You’ll graduate with a solid knowledge of mathematics, physics and engineering principles and practices. Equally important, through lab and field work, you’ll gain real-world mechanical, constructional and/or computational engineering experience. McMurry physics graduates have become theoretical physicists, engineers of all kinds, medical professionals and educators – and those are just a few of your options.