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Physics Department

Off-Campus Study

We are so excited that you are considering studying off-campus! Studying in another part of the world or country can be a valuable part of your academic journey, and an instrumental experience in further exploring how things work.

Some things to consider as a physics major as you plan your off-campus study experience:

Fall semester of your junior or senior year are the best times to study off-campus
Courses that are good choices to take off-campus are:
- Electricity and Magnetism (PHYS 342)
- Classical Mechanics (PHYS 361)
- Thermodynamics (PHYS 362)
- Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 372)
- Advanced Laboratory (PHYS 382).
A computer programming course could be taken and used for the major, only with prior approval from the department
It is important to meet with your academic advisor regarding your academic plan and how to fit in an off-campus study experience
Identify courses you plan on taking off-campus and provide course descriptions, especially to ensure graduating on time

Featured Programs

University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
TEAN – University of Auckland (Australia)
IES Abroad Cape Town (South Africa)
IES Abroad Madrid Engineering, Math & Science (Spain)

Visit the Fried Center for Global Engagement

11 Apr Campus Life

Anchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Eight Newest Faculty Retirees

The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college’s most foundational: education as an “anchor of hope” for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus — in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond — for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.

Sample Courses

Quantum Mechanics (University of Aberdeen)

Electricity and Magnetism (University of Aberdeen)

Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics (TEAN – University of Auckland, Australia)

Advanced Quantum Physics (IES Abroad Madrid)

Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (IES Abroad Madrid)

Hope CollegePhysics Department

VanderWerf Hall27 Graves PlaceRoom 204Holland, MI 49423

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physics@hope.edu