硕士学位是不需要论文的程序。不建议计划从事研究事业或将从广泛的主题和实验室技术中受益的学生。具有物理背景的人员可能会在一年内完成MA计划，但通常需要两年的时间。需要二十四学分。
The graduate program in Physics at the University of Virginia is intended primarily to prepare Ph.D. graduates for careers in research and teaching in Physics. UVa has active research groups in the following disciplines: high energy particle physics, nuclear physics, atomic, molecular, and optical physics including quantum information, condensed matter physics, including soft condensed matter and biophysics, gravitation, general relativity and cosmology, and medical physics. The graduate program in Physics currently has approximately 85 students, 40 standing faculty, 12 emeritus faculty, and more than 20 postdoctoral fellows and research scientists, plus visiting scholars and full-time scientific support staff. We invite you to explore our Department and programs using the links below. You can find useful links to information regarding details of the application process, financial aid, research activities, our faculty, the town of Charlottesville and the surrounding area.