Program Specifications

Ø​   Program Overview and Core Topics​:

 The Doctorate in Physics program consists of (54) credit hours, including (21) mandatory credit hours, (15) elective credit hours, and (18) credit hours for the doctoral dissertation. Students take elective courses related to their dissertation research within the PhD program. The program focuses on preparing students capable of engaging in research or academic fields.​

The department actively participates in various research areas,including:

1. Theoretical and experimental solid-state physics
2. Materials physics and nanoscience
3. Theoretical condensed matter physics
4. Theoretical nuclear physics
5. Mathematical and computational physics
6. Experimental nuclear physics
7. Atomic and molecular physics
8. Medical physics
9. Environmental physics

 To support the above-mentioned theoretical and experimental research areas, the department has established high-performance computing (HPC) facilities and several experimental laboratories equipped with modern tools such as: 

1. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2. Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
3. Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) system
4. Photoluminescence (PL) spectrometer
5. Polarized light microscope
6. Van de Graaff accelerator
7. Mechanical and electronics workshops.​

Ø​   Program Mission​:

1. Educating Jordanian youth to take on their roles as physics teachers in Jordan and regional Arab countries.
2. Preparing qualified graduates capable of pursuing advanced studies in physics and related fields.
3. Offering graduate studies at the master's and doctoral levels to Jordanians and other Arab nationals to meet market demands for a more qualified and skilled workforce.
4. Initiating and promoting research activities in a number of specialized areas of theoretical and applied physics that respond to market needs.
5. Supplying industry, business, and public service sectors with qualified staff and workforce.
6. Providing technical personnel as assistants and supervisors for laboratories in universities, schools, hospitals, and private companies.​

Ø​   Program Vision​:​

The department's future vision can be summarized as follows:

1. Enhancing the quality of physics education by leveraging the rapidly evolving fields of education and educational technology.
2. Promoting research activities to include attracting qualified researchers, providing well-equipped modern research laboratories, and expanding research into new relevant directions.
3. Strengthening mutual research and educational ties with prestigious universities and centers of scientific excellence​

Ø​   Program Objectives​:

The graduation project aims to ensure students' ability to apply the skills and knowledge they have acquired during their years of study. This is achieved alongside academic guidance, mentoring, and instructions from the main supervisor. The objectives of the graduation project can be summarized as follows:

1. Ensuring that graduates are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills in writing, research, organization, and speaking.
2. Providing students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have acquired in real-world settings.
3. ​Giving students the chance to practice the code of ethics before actual engagement in the job market.

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