Associate in Science (AS) in Physics

Irvine Valley College

Physics is the scientific study of nature and seeks to answer fundamental the questions of the universe. Some areas of study include forces, electricity and magnetism and electromagnetic radiation, heat and thermodynamics, light and optics, special relativity and time dilation, atoms and quantum mechanics, transistors and solid-state interactions, astrophysics, and astronomy. Physics is a subject that spans many disciplines, mathematics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and medicine to name a few. If you wonder about how the universe works, why the earth rotates, or how the shadow of the sun move across the ground then physics may be for you.
Physics covers a broad range of ideas that can greatly enhance you career options. There are a large range of careers available to students with degrees in physics: National Labs, university research, medical physics, engineering, government positions with NASA and private positions with companies like Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Teaching positions at universities, colleges, and high schools.

School of Physical Sciences and Technologies