Department of Physics

Prospective Students

Career Opportunities

Physics provides the foundation for our modern technological society. At UNI, we take pride in offering a high quality program of study in physics with several options to suit many different career goals.

Under "Programs of Study" we have described the career opportunities available to students who complete the B.A. or the B.S. degree options. In general an undergraduate degree in Physics provides a broad background of basic knowledge which can be used to great advantage in many fields:

• Applied Mathematics

• Computer Programming

• Dentistry

• Engineering

• Energy Resources Consulting and Research

• Environmental Specialist

• Health Physics

• Industrial Hygiene

• Manufacturing

• Metallurgy

• Museum Curator

• Oceanography

• Patent Law

• Physicist

• Physics Teaching

• Medicine

• Pollution Control Specialist

• Radiology

• Remote Sensing

• Safety Engineering

• Science Journalism

• Systems Analysis

• Technical Illustration

• Technical/Scienctific Writing/Editing