物理是对宇宙的研究，从非常大的（恒星形成，宇宙微波背景辐射）到很小的（纳米技术，原子冷却和俘获，弦论）以及介于两者之间的所有事物（生物物理学和固态物理学）设备，仅举几例）。我们的本科课程旨在通过入门课程工作为基础物理学提供广泛而扎实的背景知识，然后将与我们当前教学有关的所有专业吸引到我们的教职员工中。我们认为，物理学位代表着对广泛职业的强大训练。我们应届毕业生中约有一半继续在物理和相关领域读研究生，其他人则从事高科技行业或担任管理顾问，还有其他人进入了医学院或法学院。我们旨在帮助我们的专业学生发展出强大的
Undergraduate physics majors and physics/astronomy majors may pursue either a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. Although the BA and BS programs have different objectives, both emphasize the basic principles of physics and their applications, an analytical approach to problem solving including the use of mathematical methods, and direct experience with physics laboratory and research techniques. The instructional facilities of the Department of Physics, housed in the new Mathematics and Science Center, include general and advanced physics laboratories, optics, analog and digital electronics, and microprocessor laboratories, and two observational astronomy facilities. One facility is a ten-station rooftop observing deck with small reflecting telescopes used for introductory astronomy. The other primary facility is the Emory observatory, which houses a research-grade, twenty-four-inch Cassegrain telescope for use in advanced astrophysics and astronomy courses. Faculty research laboratories and computer equipment are available to students engaged in research projects in condensed matter physics, biophysics, and nonlinear dynamics. Other specialized teaching facilities for physics and astronomy include a one-hundred-and-eighty seat lecture demonstration theater, a sixty-seat Zeiss Planetarium classroom, and a sixteen-station computational physics classroom/laboratory. The graduate school offers the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in physics.