A minor in physics is an excellent way of satisfying your curiosity about science while you major in another field. It is a particular asset for students competing for admission to professional schools such as law or medicine, or for students contemplating careers that require some technical background, including teaching, technical writing, information science, management in technology-oriented companies, and journalism.

The physics department welcomes students from other colleges and from other majors to add a minor in physics. Students in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications are required to designate a minor. In addition to the College of Arts and Sciences, several other Colleges at Syracuse University recognize a minor in physics, including the School of Management and the School of Information Studies. Engineering students can easily complete a physics minor, as many of the courses required by the Engineering School count towards the minor.

Program requirements can be found at the catalog link in the sidebar.

Recently offered elective courses include:

AST101 Our Corner of the Universe (F)
AST104 Stars, Galaxies, and Universe (S)
PHY306 Nuclear Physics in our Lives (nuclear and political interest) (S)
PHY307 Computational Physics (F)
PHY312 Relativity and Cosmology (astro interest) (F)
PHY314 Quantum Computing Demystified (quantum information interest) (S)
PHY315 Biological and Medical Physics (bio interest) (S)
PHY317 Stellar and Interstellar Astrophysics (astro interest) (S)
PHY344 Experimental Physics (F/S)
PHY399 Practicum and Seminar in Physics Education (F/S)
PHY451 Problems of Contemporary Physics (teaching focus) (F)
PHY490 Independent Study (research focus) (F/S)

Key: (F) = usually offered fall semester, (S) = usually offered spring semester

Want to sign up for the physics minor? Come see us! Email the department chair: Jenny Ross: jlross@syr.edu

The Directors of Undergraduate Studies:
Joey Paulsen:jdpaulse@syr.edu
Steve Blusk: sblusk@syr.edu

Or, talk to a physics department faculty member who is an undergraduate advisor: Physics Advising.