Highlights

This dual-degree program has provided exceptionally strong career outcomes.

The demand for engineers that combine outstanding technical abilities with a liberal arts education is strong. Students gain a liberal arts understanding of the relationships of their technology to economic, social and political forces — leaving them prepared to meet the challenges of ever-changing modern engineering research and development.

Careers

Augustana physics and dual-degree alumni have gone on to find employment at many exciting and influential organizations, both large and small.

Graduates can secure careers in aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, industrial, mechanical, nuclear and safety engineering.

Employment

75F, AT&T, Atomic Data, Avera Health, BASF, Boeing, Boston Scientific, Braun Intertec, CACI, Central Square Technologies, Coherent, Collins Aerospace, Contango Oil & Gass, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Express Scripts, Festo, Fiserv, GEA Group, General Dynamics, General Electric, GeoTek Engineering and Testing Services, Graco, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, IBM, INVISR, IP Design Group, Johnson Controls, Johnson & Johnson, JS Sullivan Development, Kidney Specialists of Minnesota, KPMG, Link Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Motorola, National Solar Observatory, Northrop Grumman, North Dakota Department of Transportation, NimbeLink, Opsis Health, Oracle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pfizer, Prismatic, Raven Industries, Realtime Robotics, Rockwell, Rotary Systems, SAb Biotherapeutics, Sanford Health, Schlumberger, Seagate, Siemens, Sioux Falls School District, SONIFI Health, South Dakota Investment Council, Stony Brook University Hospital Cancer Center, Trane, Ulteig, US Army, US Navy, Weta Digital, WHKS, Xeal, Xerox

Graduate & Professional Schools

Students from the physics department have a track record of completing advanced degrees from well-respected graduate programs. This includes graduates of the dual-degree program and those with related engineering interests. Augustana alumni have gone on to study at:

Arizona State
Colorado
Columbia
Cornell
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Carolina State
North Dakota
Oklahoma State
Purdue
Rensselaer Polytechnic
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Washington University in St. Louis

Hands-On Learning

Augustana excels at providing undergraduate research experience for its physics and dual-degree engineering students through Augustana-based research and finding internship and research experiences off-campus.

Past Internship Opportunities

Previous Off-Campus Research Experiences

Arizona State University
Clemson University
Iowa State University
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Michigan State University
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (LVA)
Sanford Research
Sanford Underground Laboratory
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
Temple University
University of California - Los Angeles
University of Minnesota
Universt of Oklahoma

Courses & Organizations

There are three main parts to the dual-degree program, which include:

SOPHIA general requirements
Augustana major requirements
Prerequisites and GPA requirements specified by the particular school and engineering program

Some departments may allow one or more courses to be transferred back from the engineering school to complete major requirements. Preparatory courses at Augustana depend upon the engineering school selected and which specific program students wish to enter. Students should speak with their academic advisor or the physics department if interested in this program.

Dual-degree students often participate in these campus groups: