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Minor Physics (Engineering Students)

(18 credits)

Engineering students wishing to register for this minor must complete a Course Authorization Form, which can be obtained online or from the Engineering Student Centre. The form must be signed by a Physics Advisor.

This Minor is restricted to students in Honours Engineering programs (Honours Electrical Engineering and Honours Mechanical Engineering). Students take 9 credits of required courses in thermal physics and honours quantum physics and choose three other Physics courses (subject code PHYS).

Minor Advisor: Head Advisor, Department of Physics, [email protected]. For names and other contact information, see this page.

Required Course (9 credits)
PHYS 253 (3) Thermal Physics
PHYS 357 (3) Honours Quantum Physics 1
PHYS 457 (3) Honours Quantum Physics 2
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits from the following:
PHYS 351 (3) Honours Classical Mechanics 2
PHYS 362 (3) Statistical Mechanics
PHYS 432 (3) Physics of Fluids
PHYS 514 (3) General Relativity
PHYS 551 (3) Quantum Theory
PHYS 557 (3) Nuclear Physics
PHYS 558 (3) Solid State Physics
PHYS 559 (3) Advanced Statistical Mechanics
PHYS 562 (3) Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 567 (3) Particle Physics