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Minor Requirements
- Minors available with a BA
 Business- Engineering
- Education
- Medicine
and Molecular Biology
- Languages
- Minors available with a BS
- Acoustics
- Astronomy
and Astrophysics
- Optics
- Geophysics
- Mathematics
- Computational Physics
- Chemistry
Minor
Requirements
Students are also free to construct their own minor
course of study in the highly flexible physics program.
However, a minor is not necessary. Some physics majors
prefer instead to use the flexibility the physics
curriculum offers within the College of Arts and Sciences
to explore the practically limitless diversity of
subjects offered in URI’s more than 70 departments.
For those choosing minors, 18 credits in the minor
field are needed for a diploma that designates the minor.
Examples of courses recommended for various minors are
listed below. Other courses, either already in existence
or being developed, my be included with approval of the
department and minors other than those listed below can
be fashioned to suit students’ individual
interests. In any minor, up to 12 credits of special
problems in physics my be taken. 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.
Interested students should consult the Department of
Physics
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Disciplines in which a minor in conjunction with a B.A.
in physics is available:
1. Business
In addition to financial institutions and brokerage
firms, a burgeoning number of technically-oriented
start-up companies are always in need of individuals with
some business skills and training as problem solvers,
which a strong background in physics provides.
Accounting (3)
Marketing Principals (3)
Foundations of Computer Tech. In Business (3)
Introduction to Business (3)
Principles of Economics: Microeconomic (3)
Financial Mgt. (3)
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2. Engineering
The fields of physics and engineering are closely
allied. Physicists and engineers often work together in
industry. Research and development positions go to both.
An engineer’s specialized training in a specific
discipline and a physicist’s education in a
fundamental science often can, and do, lead to profitable
results. A minor in a specific engineering discipline is
possible with the advice of that department.
Manufacturing Processes (3)
Environmental Engineering (3)
Dynamics (3)
Microprocessor Laboratory (3)
Physical Metallurgy (3)
Mechanics of Materials (3)
Construction Planning and Specification (3)
Graphics for Mechanical Engineers (3)
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3. Education It
is increasingly apparent as the new millennium approaches
that the world is becoming more dependent on technology.
Elementary and secondary education, therefore, must place
greater emphasis on science teaching and with greater
rigor. Because of the intimate connection with
technological developments, education in physics must be
enhanced.
Intro. to American Education (3)
Supervised Preprofessional Field Experience (1)
Psychology of Learning (3)
Educational Methods (3)
Adolescents & Classroom Mgt. (3)
Methods & Materials in Secondary Education (3)
Clinical Experiences for Secondary Education (1)
Reading in the Content Area (3)
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4. Medicine and Molecular
Biology Health care is becoming more and
more dependent on physical science and technology. Laser
surgery, MRI imaging, ultrasound, radiation therapy,
lithotripsy, and x-ray imaging are just a few of the
physics-based methods used in testing, diagnosis, and
treatment in modern medicine.
General Botany (4)
Intro. to Microbiology (3)
Intro. to Biochemistry (3)
Genetics (3)
Fundamentals of Molecular Biology (3)
Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences (3)
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5. Languages
Science, technology, and business are increasingly
becoming internationalized. Companies of all kinds are
seeking scientists and engineers who understand the
language and culture of another part of the world.
6 Credits 100 Level
12 Credits above 100 Level
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Minors in the general area of Physical Sciences
include:
| Acoustics |
| Acoustics (3 credits) |
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| Vibrations (3) |
| Underwater Acoustics (3) |
| Introduction to Geophysics (3) |
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| Optics |
| Optics (3 credits) |
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| Lasers, Optical Systems, and Communications
(4) |
| Fiber Optic Sensors (3) |
| Advanced Engineering Mathematics (6) |
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| Geophysics |
| General Oceanography (3 credits) |
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| Physical Oceanography (3) |
| Geological Oceanography (3) |
| Introduction to Geophysics (3) |
| Advanced Interpretation in Applied Geophysics
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| Mathematics |
| Matrix Analysis (3) |
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| Partial Differential Equations (3) |
| Ordinary Deferential Equations (3) |
| Advanced calculus (6) |
| Methods of Applied Mathematics(3) |
| Functions of a Complex Variable (3) |
| Methods of Applied Mathematics (3) |
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| Computational Physics |
| Introduction to Linear Algebra (3 credits) |
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| Introduction to Numerical Analysis (6) |
| Computational Physics (3) |
| Methods of Applied Mathematics (3) |
| Chemistry |
| General Chemistry I (3) Lab (1) |
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| General Chemistry II (3) Lab (1) |
| Quantitative Analysis (4) |
| Organic Chemistry I (3) Lab (1) |
| Organic Chemistry II Lab (1) |
| Physical Chemistry I (3) |
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