Physics Department

Physics students

The Physics Department at Seattle Pacific University seeks to prepare students to use the history and ideas of physics and their analytical, computational, and research skills to engage the culture, the Creation, their minds, and the minds of others.

Physics studies the changes, interactions, and properties of matter and energy and, as a result, strongly influences humankind’s understanding of nature. In addition, as engineers create new technology based on the principles first discovered by physicists, the social economics and political structures of society change.

Minor

We offer a minor in Physics, which you can pair with almost any major SPU offers.

Labs and equipment

A variety of laboratory equipment is available to SPU students to support coursework and independent study activities. Otto Miller Hall, home to the Physics Department, contains dedicated teaching laboratories, upper-division research space and upper-division laboratory facilities.