Applied Physics is the study of the basic laws of nature and their application to modern technologies. The BS in Applied Physics program is designed to give students a broad background in physics while at the same time relating this background to applications used in technology-based industries including optical science (with a laser physics emphasis), microelectronics (using NJIT's clean room facility), computer-based laboratory instrumentation and astronomy /astrophysics.

career in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, lasers, telecommunications, imaging, technical management, machine vision, optics-based instrumentation, semiconductors or spectroscopy