Program: Applied Physics Concentration - University of Massachusetts Boston - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Concentration Requirements

Complete 18 to 20 credits from six courses including three engineering electives and three applied physics electives.

Course Requirements

Engineering Electives (9 to 10 Credits)

Complete three from below

ENGIN 202 - Statics (Mechanical Engineering) 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 211L - Engineering Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 221 - Strength of Materials I 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 321 - Signals and Systems 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 322 - Probability and Random Processes 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 331 - Fields & Waves 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 346 - Embedded Systems 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 351 - Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices 3 Credit(s)
ENGIN 366 - Electronics II with Lab 4 Credit(s)

Applied Physics Electives (9 to 10 Credits)

Complete three from below

PHYSIC 247 - Quantum Information I: Fundamentals of Quantum Physics 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 297 - Special Topics in Physics 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 331 - Optics 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 347 - Quantum Information II: Quantum Computation 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 350 - Statistical Physics 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 351 - Quantum Information III: Physics and Information 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 362 - Computational Science 4 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 397 - Special Topics in Physics 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 447 - Quantum Information IV: Quantum Science Applications 3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 479 - Readings in Physics I 1-4 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 480 - Readings in Physics II 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 487 - Research in Physics I 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 488 - Research Physics II 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 497 - Special Topics in Physics 1-3 Credit(s)
PHYSIC 498 - Special Topics Laboratory 1-3 Credit(s)