An Overview of Programme

Physics is the study of our universe, and its scope ranges from subatomic particles to cosmological scales. It studies of nature at its most fundamental level to discover and apply the general laws that govern force and motion, matter and energy, space and time. It addresses questions and complications on the frontiers of human knowledge from the smallest to the largest scale. The answers to these questions and complications have the potential to overpoweringly change understanding of the world. The intellectual component resides in the innate desire to understand the physical characteristics of the universe. Physicists today continue a scientific tradition based on centuries of human inquiry grounded in experiment, mathematical reasoning, imagination and observation.

The Faculty of Science offers an undergraduate degree BS Physics, affiliated with University of the Punjab that meets national and international standards. It covers all aspects of physics ranging from its foundations to modern research. The offered courses have the flexible curricular that is capable of preparing students for advance studies in Physics as well as careers in teaching and research institutes. The Department encourages the students to participate in the research projects and provide them with possible facilities and guidance. In addition, students have the opportunity to participate in the activities of different university societies, attend departmental seminars, and contribute to the departmental governance. The reasoning, mathematical, experimental and computer skills obtained during this program enables graduates to seek careers in Nuclear Science, Education, Research and Development, Software Development, Nanotechnology, Instrumentation, etc.

The undergraduate program trains students in all core areas of contemporary Physics and aims to make them versatile critical thinkers, ready to tackle 21^st century challenges. The faculty is actively involved in theoretical, experimental and computational research, and undergraduate students are an integral part of our research program. Currently, available research streams are physics beyond standard model, cosmology, particle physics, nanophotonics, quantum optics, spintronics, and computational physics.