Why study physics?
Studying physics prepares you to perform scientific reasoning and complex problem-solving.
You’ll master the analytical skills needed to take on technical problems in physics, and you’ll have the ability to translate what you know to others, thanks to your sharp communication skills. That could be your launchpad for a career as an automotive engineer, environmental compliance inspector, web developer, high school teacher, regulatory affairs specialist, astrophysicist or any of a number of physics-related jobs.
News
Feb. 12, 2025
From fingers to toes, wearable and vibrating technology from VCU inventors could help Parkinson’s patients and others
The flexible, lightweight glove and 3D-printed shoe sole might restore the brain-body feedback loop that mobility conditions can disrupt.
Nov. 22, 2024
VCU Innovator of the Year is ‘proof of pathway’ to success for physicists
Massimo F. Bertino is the first physicist to receive VCU’s highest honor for faculty researchers.
Oct. 7, 2024
‘Science as energy’: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science director to give public lecture at VCU symposium
The annual Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment symposium will explore the challenges society faces in sustainable energy and environment.
Physics Spotlight
Meet Raven
A high school summer program at NASA Langley sparked Raven Witherspoon's interest in studying physics. Learn more about her favorite classes, favorite professors and recent internship in the nuclear energy field.
Fast track to a master's degree
Earn your B.S. in physics and M.S. in physics and applied physics in a minimum of five years by completing approved graduate courses during the senior year of your undergraduate program.
Study in our new STEM building
The new facility features a variety of unique learning environments for physics students, including six physics laboratories, with one dedicated to astronomy.