Physics
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Physics career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Physics alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Alloy Development Intern
Student Researcher
Summer Student Intern
Undergraduate Research Intern
Doctoral Researcher
Graduate TA
Course Instructor
Physics Graduate Student Association (PGSA)
Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Independent study
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Henkel of America
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Pratt & Whitney
NASA
UConn Department of Physics
UConn Astronomy
SS&C
Coherent Inc.
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Advanced Services Engineer
Analyst, Digital Marketing
Data Fellow
Media Technician
Medical Scribe
Program Manager
Research Scientist
Operations Reserach Analyst
Associate Engagement Manager
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Manager of Audiovisual Engineering
Physics Instructor
Researcher
Senior Content Developer, Physics/Astronomy
Scientist
Engineer
Manufacturing Technician
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Connecticut Democratic Party
Harvard University
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
New England Controls
Scribe America
SmartBear Software
Tsunami Tsolutions, LLC
Zink Holdings LLC
University of Connecticut
Computational Physics, Inc.
General Dynamics Electric Boat
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics
Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematical Science
Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics
Master of Science (M.S.), Elementary Particle Physics
Master of Science (M.S.), Data Science
Master of Arts (M.A.), Astronomy
Master of Engineering (MENG)
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Georgetown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ohio State University
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Yale University
University of Connecticut
Brown University
University of Wisconsin Madison
The Catholic University of America
Northeastern University
University of Delaware
Oklahoma State University
California Institute of Technology
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