{"id":12554,"date":"2025-05-14T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/?page_id=12554"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:27:10","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/m-s-in-quantum-computing\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. in Quantum Computing<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"M.S. Quantum Computing\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-s-quantum-computing\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-12561\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12561\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/m-s-in-quantum-computing\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12573\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12573\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/m-s-in-quantum-computing\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12562\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12562\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/m-s-in-quantum-computing\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12563\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12563\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/m-s-in-quantum-computing\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \">\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"\">course descriptions<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/graduate-student-learning-outcomes\/\" title=\"\">graduate student learning outcomes<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A total of 30 credits is required, with a maximum of six credits below the 500 level. This is a non-thesis program which requires that at least one course will require a substantial paper involving significant independent study, and the student must pass a final written and oral examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PHY 510: Mathematical Methods of Physics I <strong>or<\/strong> <br>PHY 610: Mathematical Methods of Physics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 525: Statistical Physics I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 530: Electromagnetism I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 570: Quantum Mechanics I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 575: Introduction to Quantum Computing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 576: Advanced Quantum Computing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 577: Quantum Computing Internship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 580: Condensed Matter Physics I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 591: Special Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 670: Quantum Mechanics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 680: Condensed Matter Physics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 513: Linear Algebra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semester Map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Semester<\/th><th>Courses<\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fall<\/td><td>PHY510(3)\/ 610(3)<\/td><td>PHY525(3)\/ 670(3)<\/td><td>MTH513(4)<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>7\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring<\/td><td><strong>*\u00a0<\/strong>PHY626(3)<\/td><td>PHY580(3)\u00a0<strong>*<\/strong>PHY680(3)<\/td><td>PHY570(3)<\/td><td>PHY575(3)<\/td><td>PHY530(3)<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Summer<\/td><td>PHY577(4)<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fall<\/td><td>PHY510(3)\/ 610(3)<\/td><td>PHY525(3)\/ 670(3)<\/td><td><strong>*<\/strong>PHY591(3)<\/td><td>PHY576(3)<\/td><td><strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0MTH462(3)<\/td><td>6\/9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>*<\/strong>PHY580(3)\/ PHY680(3)<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>PHY591(3)<\/td><td><strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0MTH451(3)<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TOTAL<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.S. in Quantum Computing Curriculum A total of 30 credits is required, with a maximum of six credits below the 500 level. This is a non-thesis program which requires that at least one course will require a substantial paper involving significant independent study, and the student must pass a final written and oral examination. 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