This is a non-thesis degree program usually taken by science and engineering graduates who would like to gain more background in advanced concepts and methods in physics. Prospective students of the program should have an undergraduate degree in physics or equivalent, and should have some background in mathematics (e.g., differential equations, vector calculus, linear algebra, complex analysis, and special functions) and advanced physics (e.g., classical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics) associated with an undergraduate degree in physics. Most of the courses offered in this program are at the same level as the advanced physics courses offered to the Department's undergraduate physics majors.