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Welcome to the Department of
Physics and Geology at the University of Texas - Pan American!!!
This is an exciting period of time to be part of the
University of Texas –Pan American experience as we evolve from a primarily
undergraduate instructional institution into the
Premier Learner Centered Research Institution
in the State of Texas and the Southwest region.
In support of our community and the technologic future
of our Nation, the
University of Texas – Pan
American, the
College of
Science and Engineering, and the
Department of Physics and
Geology, as
part of our
mission, are
developing and executing programs to attract students into
science,
technology,
engineering and
mathematics (STEM). Within the
Department of Physics and Geology, the educational process begins well before
students begin their undergraduate experience and continues beyond the student’s
time of graduation. Our approach to the educational process begins as early as
kindergarten through utilization of motivational facilities like the
Planetarium at UTPA, the
portable Planetarium at UPTA as well
as through the use of special instructional opportunities like
summer camps. Presently, students
within the
Department of Physics and Geology
have special affordable education opportunities and may gain experiences that may be difficult to obtain
within other similarly large institutions. Our relatively low student to faculty ratio in all
upper divisional courses allow for individual student attention, special
educational experiences through
research
and publication
opportunities, the opportunity through supervision to gain teaching experience
as a
student assistant in
undergraduate laboratories, and the opportunity as a
Planetarium assistant to gain
speaking and teaching experience through Planetarium outreach. Our
faculties are here to prepare
students for lifelong learning and enable students with opportunities, through
classroom and laboratory instruction,
research,
field-trips, and more, to gain the foundation,
knowledge, skills and abilities to compete at the graduate school level and/or
to compete for employment in government, industry and education, where our
graduates may earn employment opportunities through summer internship programs and
through other connections that our faculties and university have with employers. We continue to remain in contact with as many of our graduates as possible in
order to monitor their successes and monitor the impact that they have on our
community.
Explore and experience the University of
Texas – Pan American through the Department of Physics and Geology.
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