Ø Program Overview and Core Topics:
The master’s program in Physics consists of 33 credit hours, including 15 mandatory credit hours, 9 elective credit hours, and 9 credit hours dedicated to the Master’s thesis. Students select elective courses aligned with the focus of their thesis in the program. The program emphasizes preparing students to engage in teaching or pursue further advanced studies.
Ø Program Vision:
- Enhance quality education in physics by leveraging rapid advancements in education and educational technology.
- Strengthen research activities by attracting qualified researchers, providing state-of-the-art research laboratories, and expanding studies into new relevant fields.
- Foster mutual research and educational connections with prestigious universities and centers of scientific excellence.
Ø Program Mission:
- Educate Jordanian youth to enable them to fulfil their roles as physics teachers in Jordan and neighbouring Arab countries.
- Prepare qualified graduates capable of pursuing advanced studies in physics and related disciplines.
- Offer postgraduate studies at the Master's and Doctoral levels for Jordanians and other Arab nationals to meet market demands for qualified personnel.
- Initiate and develop research activities in specialized fields of theoretical and applied physics in response to market needs.
- Supply industry, businesses, and public service sectors with qualified personnel.
- Provide technical staff as lab assistants and
supervisors for universities, schools, hospitals, and private enterprises.
Ø Rationale for Establishing the Program:
- To graduate Master's students with deep knowledge and a strong theoretical foundation, capable of applying this knowledge to analyze and solve problems, leading to new insights or significantly improved performance.
- To graduate Master's students with critical and creative thinking skills, enabling them to generate and develop new knowledge, products, materials, or methods that benefit humanity.
- To graduate Master's students with excellent communication skills, capable of effectively conveying technical and theoretical concepts in diverse contexts and with various stakeholders, facilitating the exchange of new knowledge with researchers from other institutions, universities, and industries.
- To graduate Master's students who are adaptable to environmental changes and lifelong learners.
- To graduate Master's students with a high level of integrity and ethical professionalism.
Ø Program Objectives:
- Enhance advanced knowledge in physics and develop research skills.
- Prepare academic and professional personnel capable of contributing to education, data analysis, and scientific research.
- Apply physics to address challenges in energy, environment, and industry.
- Build a scientific and professional network to support collaboration and innovation.
- Support economic development by advancing innovative technologies and enhancing scientific competitiveness.