{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:03:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Welcome to Physics and Astronomy\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><br data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Undergraduate\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/01\/USC_DCLAS_Physics_20221021_08-e1675106273426-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/01\/USC_DCLAS_Physics_20221021_08-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/01\/USC_DCLAS_Physics_20221021_08-e1675106273426-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Undergraduate\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>For undergraduate students, we offer majors in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/physics-bs-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/physics-bs-ba\/\">Physics<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/astronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/astronomy\/\">Astronomy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/biophysics-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/biophysics-2\/\">Biophysics<\/a><\/strong>, and a joint&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/physics-and-computer-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/physics-and-computer-science\/\">Physics\/Computer Science<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;program. 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