Virginia Tech Department of Physics
| Motto | Ut Prosim (Latin) |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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That I May Serve |
| Type | Public University |
| Established | 2003 |
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Parent institution
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Virginia Tech |
| Dean | Sally Morton |
| Students | 4,355 |
| Undergraduates | 3,741 |
| Postgraduates | 614 |
| Location | Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Colors | Chicago maroon and Burnt orange |
| Website | www |
| U.S. News & World Report Graduate Science Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Paleontology | 28 |
| Earth Science | 28 |
| Clinical Psychology | 47 |
| Statistics | 53 |
| Economics | 58 |
| Physics | 60 |
| Mathematics | 60 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| Biological Science | 93 |
The College of Science at Virginia Tech contains academic programs in biology, chemistry, economics, geosciences, mathematics, physics, psychology, and statistics. In 2010-11, the College of Science consisted of 339 faculty members and 4,370 students. The college was established in July 2003 after university restructuring split the College of Arts and Sciences, established in 1963, into two distinct colleges. Lay Nam Chang has been acting dean of the College of Science since its inception in 2003.
The College of Science at Virginia Tech gives students a comprehensive foundation in the scientific method. Award winning faculty members teach courses and conduct research in biological sciences, chemistry, economics, geosciences, mathematics, physics, psychology, and statistics. The college offers programs in cutting-edge areas including, among others, those in energy and the environment, developmental science across the lifespan, infectious diseases, computational science, nanoscience, and neuroscience. The College of Science is dedicated to fostering a research-intensive environment that promotes scientific inquiry and outreach.
The College of Science contains eight departments for undergraduate and graduate study. In addition to these eight departments, the college also offers degrees through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Department of Biochemistry, which offers undergraduate students a bachelor of science in biochemistry and graduate students a master of science or doctoral degree. The college also houses Virginia Tech’s two largest undergraduate degree-granting programs, biology and psychology.
Virginia Tech's Graduate Science Program are highly ranked and is one of a handful of core recruiting schools for some of the world's most selective firms. Listed below are rankings by the U.S. News & World Report for the graduate programs:
As of 2010, the Department of Biological Sciences contained the largest undergraduate degree-granting program on campus. Undergraduates in this department can earn a Bachelor of Science and have the option to specialize in Microbiology and Immunology. Graduate students can earn a Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
The Department of Chemistry is located in Davidson Hall, Hahn Hall North, and Hahn Hall South. The department consists of approximately 300 undergraduate majors, 30 professors, eight instructors, and 40 staff members. Undergraduates can earn either a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science in chemistry, and graduate students can earn either a master of science or doctoral degree.
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