Econophysics Track

Econophysics helps to make sense of seemingly chaotic market behavior.  The econophysics track is designed for students who do not plan to go to physics graduate school, but wish to explore how physics is used to gain a better understanding of markets and market forces. 

The following is the specification of required courses for completing the physics major following the econophysics track.

Physics Core: 

The following is the required list of courses for completing the physics core:
PHYS 113, 116, 213, 214, 316, 324

Physics Labs: 

Required are: PHYS342 (Experimental Optics) and PHYS345 (Electronics Lab). One of these two labs may be substituted by either one of the following three options:

1. Computational Physics (PHYS340);
2. A thesis tutorial with a physics faculty;
3. A 1.0 credit research tutorial (which may be taken as two 0.5 credit research tutorials) with a physics faculty

Electives: 

Four courses from the following menu; typically, two of these courses can come from outside the physics department, with the approval of the departmental advisor:
PHYS 215, 219 (considered a single course; both need to be taken if one is taken)
PHYS 313, 315, 358
ECON 282, 300, 301,302,348,380,385