Minors offered by the Physics Department

Minor programs are offered as options for first degree students with the intent of encouraging
them to add focus to their supplemental learning (outside a major area) as well as recognizing and
certifying the knowledge obtained in an area that is outside of their major area. A minor may be
inter-disciplinary. A minor will be recognized by means of a separate certificate.

A student may register for a Minor program at the end of their second year. The courses for the minor are
selected from the pool contributing to the minor include mandatory (core) and elective courses, subject to
the following restrictions:
● At most 2 courses (and at most 6 units) may be met by mandatory courses of the student’s
majors or. from the general institutional requirement (excluding Humanities).
● No course may be used to meet the requirements of two different minors nor may a course be
used to meet the requirements of two majors and a minor.

(1) MINOR IN PHYSICS

Eligibility: any major except MSc Physics (B5)

No. of Courses required: 5 (15 units)
Core Courses: 3 core courses (9 Units)

Course No. Course Title L P U Pre-requisites

PHY F212 Electromagnetic Theory - 1 3 0 3 MOW (PHY F111)

PHY F242 Quantum Mechanics - 1 3 0 3 MOW (PHY F111)
PHY F312 Statistical Mechanics 3 0 3 QUANTUM MECHANICS-I
(PHY F242)

Pool of electives: Minimum of 2 electives (Min 6 units)

Course No. Course Title L P U Pre-requisites

PHY F213 Optics 3 0 3 MOW ( PHY F111)

PHY F215 Introduction to Astronomy and 3 0 3 MOW ( PHY F111)
Astrophysics
PHY F241 Electromagnetic Theory - 2 3 1 4 EMT I (PHY F212)
PHY F243 Mathematical Method of Physics 3 0 3 M-I (MATH F111)
M-II (MATH F112)
M-III (MATH F211)
PHY F211 Classical Mechanics 3 1 4 MOW ( PHY F111)
PHY F311 Quantum Mechanics - 2 3 0 3 QUANTUM MECHANICS I (PHY
F242)
PHY F313 Computational Physics 3 0 3 M-I (MATH F111)
 Course No. Course Title L P U Pre-requisites

PHY F213 Optics 3 0 3 MOW ( PHY F111)

PHY F215 Introduction to Astronomy and 3 0 3 MOW ( PHY F111)
Astrophysics
M-II (MATH F112)
M-III (MATH F211)
PHY F315 Theory of Relativity 3 0 3 MOW ( PHY F111)
PHY F318 ATOMS AND PHOTONS 3 0 3 QM1 (PHY F242)
PHY F341 Solid State Physics 3 0 3 STATISTICAL MECHANICS (PHY
F312)
PHY F342 Atomic and Molecular Physics 3 0 3 QM I (PHY F242)
QM II (PHYF311)
PHY F343 Nuclear and Particle Physics 3 0 3 QM I (PHY F242)
QM II (PHYF311)
EMT I (PHYF212)
PHY F418 Lasers and Applications 3 1 4 QM I (PHY F242)
EMT I (PHYF212)
BITS F386 Quantum Information and Computing 3 0 3 -
BITS F316 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 0 3 M-I (MATH F111)
M-II (MATH F112)
M-III (MATH F211)
PHY F426 Physics of Semiconductor Devices 3 1 4 SOLID STATE PHYSICS (PHY F341)
PHY F427 Atmospheric Physics 3 0 3 MOW (PHY F111)
PHY F214 Electricity Magnetism and Optics Lab 2 EMT-1(PHY F212) [CO]
OPTICS (PHY F213) [CO]
PHY F244 Modern Physics Lab 2 EMT-2(PHY F241) [CO]
QM-1 (PHY F242) [CO]
PHY F428 Quantum Information Theory 3 0 3 QM1 (PHY F242) OR QIC (BITS
F386)
PHY F416 Soft Condensed Matter 3 0 3
PHY F346 Laser Science and Technology 3 0 3 EMT-1(PHY F212)
PHY F317 Introduction to Radio Astronomy 3 0 3
PHY F434 Foundations of Quantum Theory 3 0 3 QM1 (PHY F242)

(2) MINOR IN QUANTUM INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGIES

Eligibility: Any major
No. of Courses required: 5 (15 units)
Core Courses: 1 core courses (3 Units)

Course No. Course Title L P U Pre-requisites

BITS F386 Introduction to Quantum Information and 3 0 3 -
Computing

Pool of electives: Minimum of 4 electives (Min 12 units)

Course No. Course Title L P U Pre-requisites

PHY F242 Quantum Mechanics - 1 3 0 3 MECH OSCIL &
OR OR WAV (PHY F111)
PHY F345 Quantum Mechanics for Engineers 3 0 3
OR OR
CHEM F213 Physical Chemistry II 3 0 3
PHY F428 Quantum Information Theory 3 0 3
PHY F420 Quantum Optics 3 1 4 PHY F311 Quantum Mechanics 2
or
PHY F318 Atoms and Photons 3 0 3 PHY F242 QM1
OR
PHY F345 Quantum Mechanics
for Engineers
OR
CHEM F213 Physical Chemistry 2

PHY F434 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 3 0 3

CS F316 3 0 3
Quantum Architecture and Programming
BITS F464 3 0 3
Machine Learning
BITS F463 3 0 3
Cryptography