The two-year Master of Professional Studies program prepares students for scientific/technical careers in non-academic economic sectors. The program provides students with an intensive focus on physics, while at the same time incorporating ancillary elements that are designed specifically to prepare students for challenges they will confront in industrial and business settings.

The degree requires 36 points of course work to be completed on a full-time or part-time basis, an internship, and a master’s thesis or special supervised project.

Course Requirements

The following three courses:

• Computational Physics (G85.2000)
• Electromagnetism (G85.2005)
• Quantum Mechanics I (G85.2011)

At least one of the following courses:

• Statistical Mechanics (G85.2002)
• Dynamics (G85.2001)
• Quantum Mechanics II (G85.2012)

Two advanced physics courses beyond the above core courses.

Three of the following four courses offered at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business:

• Managing Organizations (B01.1302)
• Competitive Advantages from Operations (B01.2314)
• Marketing (B01.2310)
• Firms and Markets (B01.1303)

Additional Requirements

Mandatory attendance at regular colloquium series: During both years, each student must attend colloquium series sponsored by the program.

Internship: Internship opportunities are available to students in the summer of the first year. The internships are selected to complement the student’s career and academic interests. The internships are primarily sited in industrial settings but may also be appropriate in academic research settings.

Thesis or final report: Students are required to submit either a master’s thesis supervised by an NYU faculty member or a special project, which can be an elaboration of an internship experience. Special projects must be supervised by an NYU faculty member but may be jointly supervised by a properly qualified person in an industrial setting.

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