Academic Programs Catalog

College of Natural Science

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Graduate Study
Accelerator Science and Engineering - Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Accelerator Science and Engineering provides graduate students the opportunity to further their understanding of accelerator science and technology. Graduates will be certified, well trained, and ready for productive careers in Accelerator Science and Engineering. Research is supported by the Accelerator Science and Engineering Traineeship (ASET) Program. The certificate is available to masters or doctoral students at Michigan State University. Students can apply for the certificate at any time prior to receiving their graduate degree. Students who wish to complete the certificate must consult with the Graduate Program Director in Accelerator Science and Engineering prior to beginning course work in the program.

Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Accelerator Science and Engineering

Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following with a grade-point average of 3.0:
1. The following course (3 credits):
PHY 862 Accelerator Systems 3
2. At least two courses from the following or any other 800 or 900-level accelerator science-focused courses as approved by the Physics and Astronomy Graduate Program Director (6 credits):
ECE 835 Advanced Electromagnetic Fields and Waves I 3
ECE 837 Computational Methods in Electromagnetics 3
ECE 850 Electrodynamics of Plasmas 3
ECE 989 Advanced Topics in Plasmas 3
ME 814 Convective Heat Transfer 3
ME 840 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer 3
ME 842 Advanced Turbomachinery 3
ME 940 Selected Topics in Thermal Science 3
PHY 861 Beam Physics 3
PHY 905 Special Problems 3
PHY 961 Nonlinear Beam Dynamics 3
PHY 962 Particle Accelerators 3
PHY 963 U.S. Particle Accelerator School 3
PHY 964 Seminar in Beam Physics Research 3
Students who enroll in ME 940 and PHY 905 must obtain approval of the  Physics and Astronomy Graduate Program Director to ensure appropriate content. PHY 905 may be taken more than once  as long as the topic taken is different.