{"id":335,"date":"2022-11-01T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T19:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:29:28","slug":"minor-in-applied-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Applied Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applied-physics-minor\">Applied Physics Minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Applied Physics\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022-04-25-14.48.38-scaled-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The\u00a0minor in Applied Physics\u00a0offers students the chance to build practical, hands-on experience in physics while strengthening their understanding of how scientific principles are used in real-world applications. This\u00a0applied physics program\u00a0includes dynamic\u00a0courses in Optics, Electronics, and Sensors, each featuring interactive lab components that allow students to experiment, design, and analyze using modern technology. Ideal for students in\u00a0engineering, computer science, or physical sciences, this\u00a0applied physics minor\u00a0enhances technical problem-solving skills and prepares graduates for innovative careers in research, technology, and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-required-coursework-for-applied-physics-minor\">Required Coursework for Applied Physics Minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/minorAPPLIEDPHYS-1.gif\" alt=\"applied physics minor required courses and electives \" class=\"wp-image-361\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applied Physics Minor The\u00a0minor in Applied Physics\u00a0offers students the chance to build practical, hands-on experience in physics while strengthening their understanding of how scientific principles are used in real-world applications. This\u00a0applied physics program\u00a0includes dynamic\u00a0courses in Optics, Electronics, and Sensors, each featuring interactive lab components that allow students to experiment, design, and analyze using modern technology. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":338,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-program.php","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-335","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minor in Applied Physics - Department of Physics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minor in Applied Physics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department of Physics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-11T15:29:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Minor in Applied Physics - Department of Physics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/52\\\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-01T19:24:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-11T15:29:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/52\\\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/52\\\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/minor-in-applied-physics\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cadet Programs\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/cadet-programs\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Minor in Applied Physics\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Department of Physics\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.citadel.edu\\\/physics\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Minor in Applied Physics - Department of Physics","description":"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Minor in Applied Physics","og_description":"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/","og_site_name":"Department of Physics","article_modified_time":"2025-11-11T15:29:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/","url":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/","name":"Minor in Applied Physics - Department of Physics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-01T19:24:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-11T15:29:28+00:00","description":"The minor in applied physics is an opportunity to acquire additional understanding in areas of physics with an applied perspective.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/20221013_170343-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1920},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/minor-in-applied-physics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cadet Programs","item":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/cadet-programs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Minor in Applied Physics"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/","name":"Department of Physics","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions\/811"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}