Physics Minor

Program Code: U-PHYS-MIN
Plan Type: Minor
Department: Physics Department
Website: physics.duke.edu/undergraduate/physics-major-minor/minor 

Program Summary

The undergraduate program in physics gives you an opportunity to explore how modern science is unraveling some of the mysteries that have held humankind in awe since the earliest of times. It is designed to acquaint you with the fundamental aspects of our description of nature and to develop analytic and laboratory skills.

The physics minor is intended as a pathway for students to build educational depth in physics as a broad field or in subdiscipline as a way to augment another major.

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Academic Requirements

At least 5 units total to complete the minor. At least 34 units total to earn a degree.

• Fundamental of Physics Courses (2 units)

  • PHYSICS 161D (PHYSICS 141L, or PHYSICS 151L may also count)

  • PHYSICS 162D (PHYSICS 142L, or PHYSICS 152L may also count)

• Required Course (1 unit)

  • PHYSICS 264L

• Electives (2 units)

  • Any 2 PHYSICS courses 200-level and above