Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements

Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.

101. Conceptual Physics (4)
110. Introduction to Physics and Engineering (2)
121. Classical Physics I (4)
122. Classical Physics II (4)
150. Introduction to Astronomy (4)
203. Modern Physics (4)
210. Statics and Dynamics (4)
235. Electronics (4)
300. Material Science (4)
310. Optics (4)
320. Thermodynamics (4)
330. Principles of Design (4)
340. Theoretical Physics (3)
350. Special Topics in Physics and Engineering (1-3)
400. Electromagnetics (4)
405. Signals and Systems (3)
410. Measurements (4)
415. Control Systems (3)
420. Fluid Mechanics (4)
430. Theoretical Physics II (3)
490. Introduction to Senior Project (1)
495. Senior Project (3)

Major Requirements (88 credit hours)

Core Requirements for Physics and Engineering Science Majors

• PHEN: 110, 121, 122, 203, 210, 310, 320, 400, 490, 495
• CHEM: 111
• CPSC: 111
• MATH: 190, 200, 230, 310, 320 (automatic math minor)

Additional Requirements for Engineering Science Majors

• PHEN: 235, 300, 330, 405, 410, 415, 420
• ECON: 215
• Moral Inquiry LAE Ethics Elective
• Students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in the last semester of their senior year.

Minor Requirements (34 hours)

• PHEN: 110, 121, 122, 203, 330, and two of the following: 210, 235, 300, 310, 410
• MATH: 190, 200