Are you ready to become a leader in the emerging quantum economy?

The quantum engineering minor provides a unique overview of one of the fastest-growing technological fields and will help to prepare you for the quantum workforce of today and tomorrow. It is part of a larger campus-wide effort to make quantum theory accessible to non-physics majors and build the state and national quantum workforce.

The quantum engineering minor is open to students from diverse STEM backgrounds, regardless of major or college. If you have completed a programming course, calculus 2 and linear algebra, this minor demystifies quantum physics and will teach you how to approach quantum science and engineering problems.

After taking three core courses, you can take electives from your home college or department to help supplement your quantum education.

Admissions Requirements

  • Programming: ASEN 1320, ECEN 1310, CSCI 1300, APPM 3050, PHYS 2600 or similar听(C- or higher)听
  • Calculus 2 (C- or higher)听
  • Linear Algebra (C- or higher)听
    • APPM 2360 Linear Algebra & Differential Equations is approved听
  • 搁别肠辞尘尘别苍诲别诲:听
    • Calculus 3听
    • 笔谤辞产补产颈濒颈迟测听
    • PHYS 2130 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Its Applications

Students who meet admissions requirements can apply to the minor using the form on the right.

Course Requirements (18听credits)

Required Courses (9 credits)

  • ECEN 3915/5915 Foundations of Quantum Engineering (3 credits), offered in fall semesters only
    • Can be substituted by听听Quantum Mechanics 1听补苍诲听听Quantum Mechanics 2
  • ECEN 4925/5925* Foundations of Quantum Hardware (3 credits), offered in spring semesters only
  • CSCI/PHYS 3090 Introduction to Quantum Computing (3 credits), offered in spring semesters only

*For Spring 2023, the course was listed as ECEN 4005/5005-001

Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical & Computer Engineering are eligible for this minor, but听the three required courses (ECEN 3915, ECEN 4925, CSCI/PHYS 3090) may not apply toward听your听bachelor's degree.

Elective Courses (9 credits)

  • Aerospace Engineering:听ASEN 3000+听excluding the following:听
    • ASEN 3036 Introduction to Human Spaceflight听
    • ASEN 3046 Introduction to Humans in Aviation听
  • Applied Math: APPM 3000+听
  • Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences:听ASTR 3000+听
  • ATLAS:听ATLS 3000+听
  • Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences:听ATOC 3000+听
  • Biomedical Engineering:听BMEN 3000+听
  • Chemical Engineering:听CHEN 3000+听
  • Chemistry:听CHEM 3000+听
  • Civil Engineering:听CVEN 3000+听
  • Computer Science CSCI 3000+听excluding the following:听
    • CSCI 4250/5250 Computer Science: The Canon听
  • Electrical Engineering ECEN 3000+听excluding the following:听
    • ECEN 3070 Edges of Science听
  • Energy Engineering:听ENEN 3000+听
  • Engineering Plus:听GEEN 3000+听听
  • Environmental Engineering:听EVEN 3000+听
  • Geological Sciences:听GEOL 3000+听
  • Mathematics:听MATH 3000+听
  • Mechanical Engineering:听MCEN 3000+听
  • Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology:听MCDB 3000+听
  • Physics PHYS 3000+听excluding the following:听
    • PHYS 3000 Science and Public Policy听
    • PHYS 3050 Writing in Physics听
    • PHYS 3221 Tutorial Practicum for Quantum Mechanics 1听
  • Statistics:听STAT 3000+听

Students with questions about the minor can reach out to ecee-advising@colorado.edu. 听

Apply for the Quantum Minor

Questions?听Please contact faculty co-directors Josh Combes and Andr谩s Gyenis at quantumminor@colorado.edu.