The Nation's First Space Physics Program
As the commercial space sector continues to grow, Embry-Riddle's Bachelor of Science in Space Physics is the only undergraduate Space Physics program in the U.S. dedicated to shaping well-educated students to support scientific missions. Space Physics majors work under the direction of faculty who are research-active physicists who share the passion for understanding the universe and enhancing technological developments.
The B.S. in Space Physics lets you explore the fundamental forces in nature through the study of atomic, nuclear and elementary particle systems. It is designed for students who demonstrate strong math and science skills with an interest in space and physics research.
Program Details
The B.S. in Space Physics engages students in the scientific side of space exploration through studies of the Earth-sun environment, atmospheric sciences, aurorae, planetary sciences, space weather, laboratory plasma physics, stellar and high-energy astrophysics, gravitational physics, exoplanets and exotic propulsion.
Space Physics students will have access to campus-specific research areas such as our Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory - LIGO (Prescott Campus) and the Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope (Daytona Beach Campus). Graduates emerge from the program ready to work in applied research careers as vital contributors in the growing field of space exploration.
Part of the Department of Physical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, the B.S. in Space Physics emphasizes the physics of the solar-terrestrial and distant-space environments. You will learn how to study the magnetic and astrophysical phenomena that occur in outer space, in the upper atmosphere of planets and on the sun.
Embry-Riddle houses the largest university-based research telescope in the southeastern U.S., an instrumented 1-meter Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope. Adjacent to the telescope is a helioscope to observe solar activity, providing you with hands-on experience utilizing ground-based instruments to study space phenomena.
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The Bachelor of Science in Space Physics, housed in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, lets students explore the fundamental forces in nature through investigating astrophysics, relativity and gravitation, as well as atomic, nuclear and elementary particle systems.
At the Prescott Campus, students are immersed in designing experiments and building the equipment to conduct their physics research. Students have access to labs for studying optics, exotic propulsion and cosmic rays, including the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Prescott Observatory Complex.
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