University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

Minor in Physics

Minors in the College of Science degrees are optional.  The requirements for a minor in Physics are as follows:

Degree Plan

Required Courses:
PHYS 2230Thermal and Fluid Physics2
PHYS 2325Survey of Modern Physics3
PHYS 2320
PHYS 2120
Introductory Mechanics
and Laboratory for PHYS 2320
4
PHYS 2321
PHYS 2121
Introductory Electromagnetism
and Laboratory for PHYS 2321
4
An additional 5 semester hours chosen from the following menu:5
Advanced Laboratory Practice
Physical Optics
Thermal Physics
Analytical Mechanics I
Electromagnetics I
Electromagnetics II
Intro Quantum Mechanics
Total Hours18