What is a good minor for a physics degree?

Question

im going to school for a b.s. in physics...what would be a good minor to couple with that? i was thinking chemistry? I'm wanting to get into a more research related field in the future. I've read about having a business minor and such, but that not what i have in mind. I want to study astronomy as well, so then i started thinking about astrophysics and theoretical physics....what would be an ideal plan for me??? just need some guidlines before i speak with my advisor.

Answer 1

Graduate schools are way more interested in what research you did than what you minored in. I didnt get a minor because I thought I would be better off working in a lab as opposed to taking the extra 2 math classes to get the minor, and I am really glad a did that. When it came to grad school research ruled, and having publications will trump any minor, or second bachelors for that matter. So in the end, if you want a minor, do it in the thing you want to learn about because it doesnt really do much for you other than the knowledge.

Answer 2

Computer science. Very useful to researchers.

Answer 3

Chemistry is great, but a mathematics would help you with your major more.  Chemistry is the application of physics on a quantum level.  Physics is the application of math.. you see where I am going.  

Mathematics is one of the best areas of study as a minor for graduate school admissions, as it is the basis upon which all science is grounded.

Answer 4

Physics and mathematics go hand in hand. You can apply the critical thinking you will develop to any field of study.

Answer 5

Well, since you are already doing physics, I think it is literally two or three more classes until you have a minor in math.  Computer science is definitely a good one to have in theoretical astrophysics.  If you are leaning toward cosmology, then philosophy helps.  But math is the most obvious one.  

Answer 6

Depends on your interests and what your school offers.  There's lots of interesting activity in cosmology.  None of us know you or your school, so your advisor is certainly a better bet.