Courses
Keep in mind that these courses may not be available to every department, so make sure to learn more about courses you are interested in and confirm your eligibility.
Quantum information science seeks to understand how fundamental laws of quantum physics can be used to dramatically improve the acquisition, transmission, and processing of information.
Courses in this area discuss basic, intermediate and advanced concepts of quantum information and quantum computation: qubits, entanglement, quantum gates and quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, as well as topics including physical qubits and quantum computing architectures.
EE 500Q: Quantum Information Science and Engineering Seminar
Weekly presentations from quantum scientists across multiple disciplines; covering industry, academia, and national lab experiences in QISE.
Professor Kai-Mei Fu / Winter 2026
PHYS 107: Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and the Foundations of the Modern Technological World
Professor Charles Marcus / Winter 2026
PHYS 225: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Emphasizes two-state systems. Introduces spin and applications in nuclear magnetic resonance.
Professor Matthew Yankowitz / Autumn 2025
Professor Natalie Paquette / Winter 2026
PHYS 324 – 325: Quantum Mechanics – Part I, II
Introduction to nonrelativistic quantum mechanics: need for quantum theory, Schrodinger equation, operators, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, identical particles, and the periodic table.
Professor Jason Detwiler / Autumn 2025, Winter 2026
PHYS 517, 518, 519: Quantum Mechanics – Parts 1-3
First of a three-part sequence. Modern non-relativistic quantum mechanics developed, beginning with its basic principles. Dirac and abstract operator notation introduced, starting with simple examples.
Professor Isabel Garcia-Garcia / Autumn 2025, Winter 2026, Professor Stephen Sharpe / Spring 2026
PHYS 521: Quantum Information
Quantum information and quantum computing. Landauer’s Principle, density matrices, Bell and CHSH inequalities, GHZ state, quantum circuits, noisy gates, universality, superdense coding, quantum teleportation algorithms, open quantum systems, decoherence, quantum error correction and fault tolerance, physical implementations.
Professor Mark Rudner / Autumn 2025
EE 522: Quantum Information Practicum
Team-based experience solving quantum engineering problems. Student teams design, implement, and test solutions to real-world problems. Includes project planning, project management, and technical communication components.
Professor Sara Mouradian / Spring 2026
PHYS 522A: Quantum Implementations
This project-based course is designed to highlight the challenges of implementing quantum information systems. The course will utilize IonQ quantum hardware as well as IonQ’s quantum hardware, accessed via Microsoft’s Azure Quantum.
Professor Mark Rudner / Winter 2026
CSE 534: Quantum Information and Computation
Introduction to quantum information and computation. Qubits, quantum gates, and measurements. Entanglement and non-locality. Density matrix formalism. Quantum algorithms: Simon’s algorithm, Grover search, Shor’s factoring, and Hamiltonian Simulation. Quantum error-correction.
Professor Chinmay Nirkhe / Autumn 2025
CHEM 561/MSE 561: Introduction to Quantum Information Science and Engineering for Chemists and Materials Scientists
Mathematical and quantum mechanical foundations, qubits, coherence, entanglement, applications, and materials systems. Prerequisite: CHEM 455 (or equivalent), or permission of instructor ; recommended: a course in physical and/or quantum chemistry.
Professor David Ginger / Autumn 2025
PHYS 570 – 571 : Quantum Field Theory – Part I, II
Emphasizes either relativistic quantum field theory or the many-body problem.
Professor Laurence Yaffe / Autumn 2025, Winter 2026
PHYS 572: Modern Quantum Field Theory
Professor Silas Beane / Spring 2026
Quantum technology broadly describes fields of applied research encompassing computational, imaging and sensing devices that use quantum effects for enhanced performance.
Courses in this area focus on practical applications and physical implementations of systems based on properties of quantum mechanics, such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum simulations, quantum sensors, quantum metrology and quantum imaging.
EE 400 A: Quantum Technologies Lab
Students have hands on access to quantum hardware to explore concepts including qubits, qubit control, superposition, entanglement and Quantum-Secure Communication.
Professor Kai-Mei Fu / Spring 2026
EE 400 D: Applied Nanophotonics
Professor Arka Majumdar / Spring 2026
EE 421: Quantum Mechanics for Engineers
Covers the basic theory of quantum mechanics in the context of modern examples of technological importance involving 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials. Develops a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the principles of quantization, band structure, density of states, and Fermi’s golden rule (optical absorption, electron-impurity/phonon scattering).
Professor M.P. (Anant) Anantram / Winter 2026
EE 521: Quantum Mechanics for Engineers
This course is designed for students who are interested in applied quantum mechanics, from a physics and math perspective. Students will be introduced to the basic physical and mathematical aspects of quantum mechanics. The focus will be on applying principles of quantization, and superposition principle to understand how to engineer better emitters of light, conductors and computers. Learn about quantum dots, ballistic transport, graphene, nanotubes, qubits, quantum computing/information, public key cryptography basics and Grover’s Algorithm. The students will use Qiskit to solve homework problems in quantum information and python code to solve other quantum problems.
Professor M.P. (Anant) Anantram / Winter 2026
CHEM 465 + 565: Computational Chemistry
Basics of molecular quantum chemistry (Hartree-Fock and density functional theory); numerical implementation using computers, including basics of programming and scientific computing; applications to problems in chemistry.
Professor Stefan Stoll / Winter 2026
EE 487 + 587: Introduction to Photonics
Introduction to optical principles and phenomena. Topics include electromagnetic theory of light, interference, diffraction, polarization, photon optics, laser principles, Gaussian beam optics, semiconductor optics, semiconductor photonic devices.
Professor Lih Lin / Autumn 2025
EE 488 + 588: Advanced Photonics
Professor Lih Lin / Winter 2026
EE 528 A: Quantum Optics for Quantum Information Application
Professor Maxwell Parsons / Autumn 2025
EE 535: Applied Nanophotonics
Professor Arka Majumdar / Spring 2026
EE 539: Nanotechnology Modeling
Professor Scott Dunham / Winter 2026
PHYS 548: Quantum Computation
Theory and practice of quantum computation. Includes physics of quantum information processing, physical implementations of qubits, quantum logic gates, quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, quantum communication, and cryptography.
Professor Boris Blinov / Winter 2026
ECE/EE 598 P: Quantum Mechanics & Quantum Computing Basics for Engineers
Professor MP (Anant) Anantram / Summer 2026
CSE 599: Modern Quantum Cryptography
Professor Andrea Coladangelo / Winter 2026
Quantum materials possess unusual properties, based on quantum mechanical interactions, that could revolutionize many fields of technology.
Courses in this area describe properties and development of these materials which and have a wide range of potential applications including magnetic field sensing, low-power memory modules, high-density storage devices, quantum computers and energy-related technologies.
CHEM 455: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules
Introduction to quantum chemistry and spectroscopy. Theory of quantum mechanics presented at an elementary level and applied to the electronic structure of atoms and molecules and to molecular spectra.
Professors David Masiello / Autumn 2025
CHEM E 456: Quantum Mechanics for Chemical Engineers
Provides chemical engineers with the theoretical and mathematical framework necessary to approach quantum mechanical problems in engineering, while also making explicit ties to the chemical engineering undergraduate core curriculum.
Professor Eric Stuve / Autumn 2025
CHEM 485 + 585: Electronic Structure and Application of Materials
Introduction to electronic structure theory of solids from a chemical perspective, including band theory and the free electron model, with an emphasis in the second half of the quarter on modern trends in research in inorganic materials in the bulk and on the nanometer scale.
Professor Alexandra Velia / Winter 2026
CHEM 486 + 586: Electronic Dynamics in Organic and Inorganic Materials
Energy and charge transfer; exciton migration and charge transport; photophysical dynamics in optoelectronic and kinetic processes in electrochemical energy conversion.
Professor Cody Schlenker / Spring 2026
MSE 541: Defects in Materials
Professor Guozhong Cao / Winter 2026
MSE 476/576: Introduction to Optoelectronic Materials
Professor Xiadong Xu/ Winter 2026
MSE 498/599: Superconductivity
Professor Charles Marcus and Professor Mo Chen / Spring 2026
PHYS 540: Quantum Physics
Professor Anna Goussiou / Winter 2026
PHYS 541: Applications of Quantum Physics
Professor Alejandro Garcia / Spring 2026
CHEM 550: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms and Molecules
Origins and basic postulates of quantum mechanics, solutions to single-particle problems, angular momentum and hydrogenic wave functions, matrix methods, perturbation theory, variational methods.
Professor Anne McCoy / Autumn 2025
CHEM 551: Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy
Electronic structure of many-electron atoms and molecules, vibration and rotation levels of molecules, effects of particle exchange, angular momentum and group theory, spectroscopic selection rules.
Professor Tristan Shi / Winter 2026
PHYS 575D: Quantum Devices: The Entanglement Frontier
Professor Charles Marcus / Winter 2026
ECE 582: Semiconductor Devices
This course focuses on the fundamental principles of semiconductor devices, including p-n junctions, field-effect transistors and memory devices. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the underlying device physics and be introduced to materials properties. The course emphasizes applications and the theoretical foundations necessary for analyzing and designing semiconductor technologies.
Professor MP (Anant) Anantram / Autumn 2025