PHYS394

DISSERTATION WRITING

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Department
Physics
Terms offered
17
Data refreshed
Jun 30, 2026

Description

This is a variable unit, graduate course for students engaged in writing a Ph.D. Dissertation.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

2014
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. 2030 Spring: 48% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2023. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. 2029 Spring: 52% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2023. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 71% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. 2028 Spring: 55% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2023. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. 2027 Spring: 57% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2023. Department faculty is about 15% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 3 sections 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 3 sections 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 3 sections 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 3 sections 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 3 sections Not offered Not offered Not offered
2021 2 sections Not offered Not offered Not offered
2020 2 sections Not offered Not offered Not offered
2019 2 sections Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2018 2 sections Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2017 2 sections Not offered Not offered Not offered
2016 2 sections Not offered Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

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2026–27 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2026–27
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20512
Fall 2026Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20513
Fall 2026Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled22208
2025–26 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 5 enrolled32861
Fall 2025Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20512
Fall 2025Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20513
Fall 2025Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled22208
2024–25 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 5 enrolled32861
Fall 2024Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20512
Fall 2024Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20513
Fall 2024Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled22208
2023–24 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2024Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 5 enrolled32861
Fall 2023Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20512
Fall 2023Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled20513
Fall 2023Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 10 enrolled22208
2022–23 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 5 enrolled32861
Fall 2022Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1020512
Fall 2022Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1020513
Fall 2022Alexander P. PetroffTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 10 enrolled22208
2021–22 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2021Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
Fall 2021Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
2020–21 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2020Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2020Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
2019–20 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2019Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2019Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 10 enrolled23978
2018–19 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2018Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2018Michael BoyerTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
2017–18 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2017Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2017Ranjan MukhopadhyayTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
2016–17 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2016Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2016Ranjan MukhopadhyayTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
2015–16 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2015Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2015Ranjan MukhopadhyayTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 0 of 10 enrolled23978
2014–15 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of PHYS394, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2014Arshad KudrolliTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 1 of 10 enrolled23977
Fall 2014Ranjan MukhopadhyayTutorial/Priv Inst/Self-Paced0.5 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 1023978