UAB’的物理学学士学位旨在让学生为在私营部门和国家实验室的研究，高科技STEM职业，专业学位和研究生学位课程以及教学职业做好准备。该系为学生提供了灵活的体验，使他们可以选择适合其特定兴趣的课程。对于有兴趣准备物理学或数学高级学位，工业职业，需要计算专业知识或从事生物医学领域的工作的学生，本系在其选择的领域提供集中的重点（课程）：一般，高级，应用，计算，生物物理学。
Whether it's a bouncing ball or a rocket blasting through the atmosphere, literally all things move through space and time.Pursue a physics degree, and you'll study why and how it all happens and learn to solve problems in science and technology. Our goal is to put you on track for a successful career in engineering, computer and information systems, research, health care, or teaching.<br><br>To begin, you'll choose to study either general physics or a specific concentration to fit your goals. Then, we'll want you into the lab early and often, so you can contribute to top-level research. In fact, we want you to work with faculty, publish peer-reviewed papers, and even present your findings at national conferences. This aggressive approach has allowed our students to compete for spots at the nation's top graduate and medical schools and land prestigious jobs at world-renowned companies.