Head of Department: Ilia Kachirski
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.d., Irkutsk State University
Specialization: Materials Science
Email: ikachirs@phys.uoa.edu.er

 

Overview

The Department of Physics offers a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. The program is designed to train professional physicists for industrial and research organizations and also to lay firm foundations for those who wish to pursue graduate studies in Physics.

To meet these objectives, the curriculum is composed of courses that are considered essential to a sound understanding of Physics. Appropriate courses in Mathematics are also included in the program so that students become proficient in the application of mathematical methods in Physics.

Students graduating in Physics have a quantitative understanding of the physical processes that underlie all of natural sciences and modern technology. Modern medicine, for example, uses instrumentation like x-rays and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging that are better understood by physicists. Likewise, mineral and water searches are greatly assisted by resistivity and seismic soundings, the quantitative aspects of which are again better understood by physicists. In fact, in any field where physical measurements can lead to improved techniques, physics graduates are key participants. Such needs have already arisen in both industrial and government settings in Eritrea and a growing economy will certainly create more. Some of these needs may be filled by students directly after graduation with a minimum amount of specialized training. Others will be better filled by those who have masters and even doctoral degrees.

 

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