物理系提供两个博士学位课程：本页上介绍的物理博士和具有天体物理学重点的物理博士。我们物理学博士的核心要素 该计划是由学生在教师研究顾问的密切监督下进行的研究。为了为研究生职业的这个关键阶段做准备，学生需要学习一年的课程，包括物理学，经典力学，电磁学，量子力学和统计力学的基本领域，以及至少三门四分之一的高级主题课程。 。通常，这些课程与学生的研究兴趣紧密相关，但是对于理论家来说，至少有一个课程必须位于不同的领域。尚未晋升为候选人的学生每季度与学院的研究生顾问会面，后者会提供有关选择课程，升读学位，准备晋升为
The UCSB Physics Department has outstanding resources for both experimental and theoretical research. Well-equipped laboratories in the Physics building are engaged in a broad range of research in the physics of soft and living matter, condensed matter physics (including graphene, quantum materials, and quantum information science), atomic and molecular physics (including quantum emulation, quantum sensing, and probes of physics beyond the standard model) and the development and construction of innovative detector technologies in astrophysics and particle physics. Numerous collaborative efforts within and beyond the department connect these and other areas.<br><br>The resources for theoretical physics are outstanding. The world-renowned Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) is located steps from the physics building. The Institute conducts research programs across a broad range of areas of astrophysics, condensed matter physics, fundamental particle physics, nuclear physics, the physics of soft and living matter, string theory, and gravity/relativity, inviting eminent physicists from around the world to participate in these programs for months at a time. All the KITP's activities are open to Physics graduate students. Microsoft's Station Q research center located in the California Nanosystem Institute (CNSI) leads a focused effort in the theory of topological phases and quantum computing. These centers provide unequalled opportunities for broad exposure to theoretical physics and its leading practitioners.