{"id":25,"date":"2024-06-25T15:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/quantum-information-science-engineering\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-07-05T22:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T22:21:15","slug":"minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/quantum-information-science-engineering\/minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"home-largefont\">Explore and Discover. <\/span>Quantum mechanics has played an important role in many areas of science and engineering for decades, fueling an increasing number of fundamental breakthroughs, as available devices become smaller and individual particles can be precisely controlled in the lab. Newly observed phenomena are often best explained using quantum theory, facilitating new technologies, computational platforms, and applications. The minor gives students experience with quantum hardware and theory that prepares them for various roles in quantum engineering, including those involving microelectronic and photonics materials, devices, and integrated circuits.<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Appealing to students studying chemistry, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, mathematics, materials science, mechanical engineering, and physics, the minor in quantum information science and engineering provides a broad view of the diverse aspects of the field of quantum mechanics. Students study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantum physics<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Quantum computation<\/li>\n<li>Simulation of physical systems<\/li>\n<li>Physics of qubit platforms<\/li>\n<li>Hardware technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/catalogs\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current undergraduate catalog<\/a> for full requirements. If any discrepancy exists between the requirements below and those listed in the undergraduate catalog, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">requirements in the catalog always prevail<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The minor in quantum information science and engineering requires a total of 15 credit hours, distributed as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>QISE Core &#8211; 9 credit hours, from the approved list below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">CS 3891\/5891: Special Topics: Quantum Computing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">ECE 4335: Fundamentals of Quantum Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PHYS 2255: Modern Physics and the Quantum World or PHYS 3651: Quantum Mechanics I<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">PHYS 2300: Quantum Computation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Elective Courses &#8211; 6 credit hours, from the approved list below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">CHEM 3300: Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Kinetics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">CHEM 5320: Quantum Chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">CS 3250: Algorithms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">ECE 4283: Principles and Models of Semiconductor Devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">ECE 4288: Optoelectronics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">Math 3320: Error-Correcting Codes and Cryptography<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PHYS 2210: Classical and Modern Optics<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">PHYS 3652: Quantum Mechanics II<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem\">PHYS 5640: Physics of Condensed Matter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Declaring the Minor<\/h2>\n<p>To add the minor in Quantum Information Science and Engineering, students should complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/vanderbilt.kualibuild.com\/app\/65579d8f32976c013b0ef885\/run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Declaration of Major\/Minor form<\/a>. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/documents\/User-Guide-Major-Minor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Major\/Minor Declaration User Guide<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a student interested the quantum information science and engineering minor, or if you are a faculty member at Vanderbilt interested in becoming affiliated with the minor, please <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/quantum-information-science-engineering\/administration\/\">contact one of the co-directors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore and Discover. Quantum mechanics has played an important role in many areas of science and engineering for decades, fueling an increasing number of fundamental breakthroughs, as available devices become smaller and individual particles can be precisely controlled in the lab. 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