{"id":2477,"date":"2015-04-28T10:26:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/?page_id=2477"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:25:52","slug":"minor-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/minor-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physics B.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"B.S. Physics\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-b-s-physics\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11418\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11418\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11424\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11906\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/interdisciplinary-track\/\">Interdisciplinary Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11421\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11421\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/minor-options\/\">Minor Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11427\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/undergraduate-faq\/\">FAQS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor Options for Physics Majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a minor is not necessary, students in the&nbsp;B.S. in Physics program&nbsp;have the opportunity to construct&nbsp;their own minor course of study in the highly flexible physics program or to choose a minor from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/programs\/minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diverse&nbsp;disciplines<\/a> offered at the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those choosing minors, <strong>18 credits<\/strong> in the minor field are required. Examples of courses recommended for various minors are listed below. Other courses, either already in existence or being developed, may be included with approval of the department\u2014and minors other than those listed below may&nbsp;be fashioned to suit students\u2019 individual interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In any minor listed below, students may&nbsp;take up to 12 credits of special problems in physics. Required courses in other departments my also be used for credit toward a minor when it is appropriate. Laboratory and Research Problems in Physics (3 credits) is also sometimes used for credit toward a minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of minors&nbsp;in the general area of physical sciences include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACOUSTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acoustics (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vibrations\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Underwater Acoustics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intro to Geophysics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introductory Astronomy\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intro to Astrophysics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OPTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Optics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lasers, Optical Systems, andCommunications\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiber Optic Sensors\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Engineering Mathematics\u00a0(6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GEOPHYSICS<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Oceanography\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Oceanography\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geological Oceanography\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intro to Geophysics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Interpretation in Applied Geophysics\u00a0(3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MATHEMATICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matrix Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partial\u00a0Differential Equations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced calculus (6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methods of Applied Mathematics(3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Functions of a Complex Variable (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methods of Applied Mathematics (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Numerical Analysis (6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computational Physics (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methods of Applied Mathematics (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHEMISTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Chemistry I (3) Lab (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Chemistry II (3) Lab (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantitative Analysis (4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organic Chemistry I (3) Lab (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organic Chemistry II Lab (1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Chemistry I (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physics B.S. Minor Options for Physics Majors Although a minor is not necessary, students in the&nbsp;B.S. in Physics program&nbsp;have the opportunity to construct&nbsp;their own minor course of study in the highly flexible physics program or to choose a minor from the diverse&nbsp;disciplines offered at the University of Rhode Island. 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