Quantum Information Science Minor

Contact Information

Dr. Steve Smith, Professor
Nanoscience & Biomedical Engineering
Office: EP 220 (Electrical Engineering and Physics)
Phone: (605) 394-2421
E-mail: Steve.Smith@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Required courses:

NANO 405 Quantum Photonics and Communications Credits: 3
NANO 405L Quantum Photonics and Communications Lab Credits: 1
NANO 406 Introduction to Quantum Computing and Applications Credits: 3
NANO 406L Introduction to Quantum Computing and Applications Lab Credits: 1

Elective courses:

Select 10 credits from the following:

CSC 251 Finite Structures Credits: 3
CSC 448 Machine Learning Credits: 3
EE 362 Electronic, Magnetic, & Optical Properties of Materials Credits: 3
EE 453 Feedback Control Systems Credits: 3
EE 453L Feedback Control Systems Lab Credits: 1
MATH 251 Finite Structures Credits: 3
MATH 315 Linear Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 436 Number Theory and Quantum Cryptography Credits: 3 *
MATH 437 Post-Quantum Cryptography Credits: 3 *
PHYS 331 Introduction to Modern Physics Credits: 3
PHYS 449 Computational Physics Credits: 4
PHYS 471 Quantum Mechanics Credits: 4

Total credits: 18

Notes:

*Course offered through Dakota State University

No more than six credits from this minor may overlap with the specific required credits of a student’s declared major.

To apply for a minor, please review policies and submit required forms .

Students from any undergraduate discipline at South Dakota Mines may pursue a minor in Quantum Information Science.