B.S. in Computer Engineering, M.S./PhD in Technical/Engineering Physics?

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<p>Hello all. Currently, I'm working towards changing my major towards Computer Engineering from Physics. I love Physics, but I can't see myself pursuing it as a lifetime career for some reason. </p>

<p>When I told my high school teacher about this, he suggested that I look into technical physics (otherwise known as engineering physics), and see if that piques my interest. The description, a combination of engineering and physics, does indeed interest me. However, this particular major is not offered at my school (as far as I'm aware), and I'm still pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering as of now. </p>

<p>My question is this: if I get a B.S. in CE, would I be able to pursue higher level education in the field of Technical Physics? Maybe for certain fields/specialization such as computation physics/systems?</p>

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<p>Probably electrical engineering is closer to engineering physics.</p>

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<p>@coolweather‌ </p>

<p>Really? So is it futile to try for egineering physics as a CE major?</p>

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<p>It’s not futile but I think you need more EE elective courses. CE has a wide range of elective courses.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ece.ucsd.edu/undergrad[/url]”>http://www.ece.ucsd.edu/undergrad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://engineering.stanford.edu/education/engineering-degrees/engineering-physics[/url]”>http://engineering.stanford.edu/education/engineering-degrees/engineering-physics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_physics[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_physics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@coolweather‌ </p>

<p>Ah, so I should shift my focus to align with classes taken by EE majors?</p>

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<p>The UCSD link says about Engineering Physics:</p>

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<p>So, yes.</p>

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<p>You need to make sure you have a strong background in Electrodynamics and possibly some quantum mechanics. If you can take electives in these areas, then you should be OK.</p>