About the course

The UConn Physics Department has a vibrant community of graduate students working in cutting-edge research fields including:

　　Astrophysics

　　Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics

　　Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

　　Geophysics and planetary science

　　Nuclear and Particle Physics

　　Welcome to the Condensed Matter Physics Group (A. V. Balatsky, J. Budnick, E. Dormidontova, N. Dutta, G. Fernando, D. S. Hamilton, J. N. Hancock, W. Hines, M. Jain, B. Sinkovic, I. Sochnikov, B. O. Wells), where research covers many areas of current focus in the CMP community. They can be broadly grouped into:

　　Quantum Matter Physics:

　　Strongly correlated materials: complex oxides, metal insulator transitions, phase separation, cluster studies of Hubbard-like models, intrinsically inhomogenous materials, effects of strain and doping, magnetoresistance, charge-ordering behavior.

　　Magnetism: first principles electronic structure calculations, half-metallic ferromagnets, spintronics, ultra-thin antiferromagnetic films, exchange coupling, magnetic domain structure, surface magnetism, magnetic-nanoparticles

　　Superconductivity: high Tc superconductors (cuperates and Fe-based), other novel superconductors, multiple phases with competing ground states.

　　Multiferroic materials: film growth, structure-property relations in bulk, thin film, and nanocomposites, atomic domain structure.

　　Soft Matter Physics:

　　Complex fluids, colloids, synthetic and biological polymers, liquid crystals and nanomaterials, solution properties, mechanical response of networks and gels, adhesion and lubrication, self-assembly.

　　Photonics:

　　Semiconductor optoelectronic devices and telecommunication systems including photonic logic devices, fiber lasers, and, quantum dot based. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: US$61,119

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Storrs
Fall (September), 2024	Storrs
Spring (January), 2025	Storrs
Fall (September), 2025	Storrs
Spring (January), 2026	Storrs

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Connecticut

You must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university.

　　A cumulative GPA for their most recent degree of 3.0 or higher for the entire degree

　　Minimum overall scores of 79 (Internet-based test ? iBT/ iBT Home Edition), 550 (Old Paper-based test ? PBT) or 22/30 on each of the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections (?New? Paper-based test- PBT) or higher on the TOEFL test. (TOEFL Essentials is not accepted.)

　　Personal Statement

　　A minimum overall score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS Academic Test

　　A minimum overall score of 53 or higher on the PTE Test

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Connecticut. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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