After PHYS 1410
Gateway: PHYS 1410
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from Brown University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHYS coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PHYS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 47 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 50 more PHYS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PHYS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core physicsall required
Additional physics1 required · verify with the official sheet
One 1000- or 2000-level physics course.
Four math courses beyond calculus4 required · verify with the official sheet
Four courses beyond introductory calculus, including applied-math options.
Capstone (PHYS 1990)1 required · verify with the official sheet
Senior conference course with required thesis.
Introductory E&M / modern
Introductory physics serieschoose 1
PHYS 0030 & 0040all required
PHYS 00301 required
PHYS 00401 required
Introductory E&M / modern
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PHYS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at PHYS 1570
3 courses deep, ending at PHYS 0560
3 courses deep, ending at PHYS 0790
3 courses deep, ending at PHYS 1590
PHYS 14201 required
PHYS 15101 required
PHYS 15301 required
PHYS 15601 required
PHYS 04701 required
PHYS 05001 required
PHYS 05601 required
PHYS 14101 required
PHYS 15301 required
PHYS 04701 required
CHEM 03301 required
CHEM 03501 required
MATH 00901 required
MATH 01001 required
MATH 01801 required
BIOL 02001 required
Logic / philosophy of science1 required · verify with the official sheet
A logic or philosophy-of-science course.
Four philosophy courses4 required · verify with the official sheet
Four philosophy courses including history and core areas.
Two electives in physics or philosophy2 required · verify with the official sheet
PHYS 04701 required
CHEM 04001 required
BIOL 02801 required
Research (two semesters)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two semesters of research or equivalent summer research.
CHEM 03601 required
CHEM 05001 required
CHEM 06001 required
CHEM 11401 required
CHEM 11501 required
CHEM 11601 required
APMA 03551 required
APMA 03651 required
APMA 16551 required
APMA 10701 required
APMA 10801 required
CHEM 03301 required
BIOL 02001 required
Capstone / senior seminar1 required · verify with the official sheet
CHEM 03301 required
CHEM 03501 required
PHYS 00301 required
PHYS 00401 required
Foundation of Living Systems (BIOL 0200)1 required
PHYS 00401 required
BIOL 02001 required
CHEM 03301 required
CHEM 03501 required
Intro Neuroscience (NEUR 0010)1 required
Principles of Neurobiology (NEUR 1020)1 required
Neural Systems (NEUR 1030)1 required
Research1 required · verify with the official sheet
One semester of research (independent study, CURE course, or structured program).
All PHYS courses in the Brown catalog
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