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Program checklist · Minor

Optics

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The minor in Optics, which is housed in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is intended for students outside the physics major who wish to obtain a thorough understanding of the nature of light and its interactions with matter. After learning the basic principles of optics in PHY 300 , students may pursue their scientific or professional interests by taking further courses in the Department of Physics and Astronomy or the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_e6828e33
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Minor Requirements

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    Basic courses

    7 items
    1. PHY 132
      Classical Physics II 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHY 134
      Classical Physics Laboratory II 1 credit
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHY 142 - Classical Physics II: Honors 3 credits
    3. PHY 134
      Classical Physics Laboratory II
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    4. PHY 251
      Modern Physics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHY 252
      Modern Physics Laboratory 1 credit
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ESG 281 - Engineering Introduction to the Solid State 3 credits
    6. PHY 300
      Waves and Optics 4 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PHY 301
      Electromagnetic Theory I 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ESE 319 - Electromagnetic Waves and Transmission Lines 3 credits

    At least two of the following

    11 items
    1. ESE 358
      Computer Vision 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ESE 441
      Senior Design II 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ESE 499
      Research in Electrical Sciences 0-3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ESM 499
      Research in Materials Science 0-4 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ESG 441
      Capstone Engineering Design II 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    6. MEC 441
      Mechanical Engineering Design II 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MEC 442
      Introduction to Experimental Stress Analysis 3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MEC 499
      Research in Mechanical Engineering 0-3 credits *
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PHY 302
      Electromagnetic Theory II 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PHY 452
      Atomic Physics and Lasers 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    11. PHY 487
      Research 0-6 credits *
      Not resolved to a course

    Notes

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      Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1536&returnto=1136. Captured page pages/0334.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.