Minor in Quantum Science and Engineering 2026-27

Minor : Quantum science and engineering

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Atomistic and quantum simulations of materials (Pas donné en 2026-27)
MSE-468 / Section MX
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Computational complexity
CS-524 / Section IN
Göös
EN
Winter session
During the semester
6
Computational methods in molecular quantum mechanics
CH-452 / Section CGC
Bonella
EN
Winter session
Oral
4
Computational quantum physics
PHYS-463 / Section PH
Carleo
EN
Summer session
Oral
6
Cryptography and security (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-401 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
Winter session
Written
8
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Foundations of Data Science
COM-406 / Section IN
Gastpar, Urbanke
EN
Winter session
Oral
8
Fundamentals of integrated photonic components
MICRO-471 / Section MT
Benea-Chelmus
EN
Summer session
Oral
4
Fundamentals of solid-state materials
MSE-423 / Section MX
Grundler
EN
Winter session
Written
4
Information theory and coding
COM-404 / Section SC
Shkel
EN
Winter session
Written
8
Interacting quantum matter (Pas donné en 2026-27)
PHYS-502 / Section PH
EN
Winter session
Oral
4
Introduction to electronic structure methods
CH-353 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
Winter session
During the semester
4
Introduction to quantum computation
CS-308 / Section IN
Macris
EN
Summer session
Written
5
Introduction to quantum information processing
COM-309 / Section SC
Macris
EN
Winter session
Written
5
Introduction to quantum science and technology
QUANT-400 / Section SIQ
Charbon, Macris, Scarlino
EN
Winter session
During the semester
5
Lab in nanoelectronics
EE-490(i) / Section EL
Kis
EN
Winter session
During the semester
4
Metrology
MICRO-428 / Section MT
Bruschini, Charbon, Fantner
EN
Summer session
Written
3
Molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulation
CH-351 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
Summer session
During the semester
2
Molecular quantum dynamics
CH-453 / Section CGC
Vanicek
EN
Summer session
Oral
3
Nanoelectronics
EE-535 / Section EL
Ionescu
EN
Winter session
Written
2
Nanotechnology
MICRO-530 / Section MT
Boero, Brugger
EN
Summer session
Oral
3
Nonlinear optics for quantum technologies
PHYS-470 / Section PH
Galland
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Optional project in quantum science and enginerring
QUANT-403 / Section SIQ
Profs divers
EN
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
6
Photonic systems and technology
EE-440 / Section EL
Brès
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Physics of photonic semiconductor devices
PHYS-434 / Section PH
Butté
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Quantum and nanocomputing
MICRO-435 / Section MT
Charbon, Graziano
EN
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum computing
PHYS-541 / Section PH
Savona
EN
Winter session
Oral
6
Quantum electrodynamics and quantum optics
PHYS-453 / Section PH
Kippenberg
EN
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum information theory
PHYS-550 / Section PH
Holmes
EN
Winter session
Written
4
Quantum mechanics for non-physicists
PHYS-344 / Section PH
Manucharyan
EN
Winter session
Written
5
Quantum optics and quantum information
PHYS-454 / Section PH
Brantut
EN
Summer session
Written
6
Quantum transport in mesoscopic systems
PHYS-462 / Section PH
Banerjee
EN
Summer session
Oral
4
Semiconductor devices I
EE-557 / Section EL
Matioli
EN
Winter session
During the semester
5
Semiconductor devices II
EE-567 / Section EL
Ionescu, Kis
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Semiconductor physics and light-matter interaction
PHYS-433 / Section PH
Butté
EN
Winter session
Written
4
Solid state systems for quantum information
PHYS-464 / Section PH
Scarlino
EN
Summer session
Oral
4
Statistical mechanics
MSE-421 / Section MX
Ceriotti
EN
Summer session
Oral
4