The Certificate in Quantum Engineering requires the student to obtain a graduate degree at Washington University and the completion of the following requirements:

  • Acceptance to the program
  • Enrollment in a graduate program in a participating department
  • Completion of at least four courses (12 units) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 that are approved by the program director and completion of requirements for a graduate degree in a participating department
  • Courses that apply toward the degree must be taken with the credit/letter grade option. The program must be consistent with the residency and other applicable requirements of Washington University and the McKelvey School of Engineering.
  • At least two courses must be from the Required Course list.
  • At least one of the electives needs to be a 5xxx-level course.

Degree Requirements

Course Number Course Name

ESE 4301
ESE 4290 or ESE 5360

ESE 4310
CSE 4608

Quantum Mechanics for Engineers
Basic Principles of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information or Introduction to Quantum Optics

Introduction to Quantum Electronics
Introduction to Quantum Computing

Degree Electives

Course Number Course Name


ESE 4360
ESE 4390
ESE 5320
ESE 5820
Chem 4010
Chem 5000
Chem 5017
Chem 5330
Chem 5430
Physics 4072
Physics 5890
MATH 5057
or
MATH 4570


Semiconductor Devices
Introduction to Quantum communications
Introduction to Nano-Photonic Devices
Fundamentals and Applications of Modern Optical Imaging
Physical Chemistry
Independent Work
Physical Properties of Quantum Nanostructures
Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics & Spectroscopy
Physical Properties of Quantum Nanostructures 
Solid State Physics
Selected Topics in Physics I
The Mathematics of Quantum Theory

The Mathematics of Quantum Theory