Bachelor of Science (Physics)

Students must complete a total of 144 credit points to graduate. Subjects offered by the University have been classified as introductory (normally taken in stages 1 and 2), intermediate (stages 3 and 4) and advanced (stages 5 and 6 or later). In the Bachelor of Science, students are required to complete one introductory foundation stream. Upon the successful completion of first year, they may choose one of the majors that follow from that stream. The chosen major specifies a series of intermediate and advanced subjects that, if taken, result in award of a Bachelor of Science in that major.

Alternatively, students may choose not to take a specific major but a flexible mix of subjects of interest and graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree without a specified major. If so, they must complete 36 credit points of intermediate and 36 credit points of advanced science subjects. In doing so, students must ensure that they have completed the required prerequisite subjects at each stage. It cannot be guaranteed that all subjects that students in a flexible program wish to take together can be timetabled without clashes and so students need to check timetable constraints before final subject choice each session.

The Bachelor of Science also contains up to 24 credit points of free elective subjects that enable students to increase their expertise in other areas of science or other disciplines in the University. This can be in the form of a specialised 24-credit-point sub-major or by a varied selection of subjects.

Students must satisfactorily complete 120 credit points of specified major or flexible science subjects and, in addition, 24 credit points of elective/sub-major subjects for award of the degree.

Physics major, Autumn commencing

Year 1

Autumn session:

• 33130 Mathematics 1
• 68101 Physics 1
• 60006 Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues
• Select 6 credit points from the following:
  • 60101 Chemistry and Materials Science
  • 65111 Chemistry 1

Spring session:

• 65212 Chemistry 2
• 68201 Physics 2
• 33230 Mathematics 2
• Select 6 credit points from the following:
  • 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics
  • 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • 91123 Nature and Evolution
  • 41039 Programming 1

Year 2

Autumn session:

• 68075 Advanced Materials
• 68416 Computational Physics
• Select 12 credit points from the following (electives or sub-major courses):
  • STM91763 Sub-major/Electives (Physics)

Spring session:

• 68412 Physics of Energy
• 68413 Quantum Physics
• 68206 Optics
• Select 6 credit points from the following (electives or sub-major courses):
  • STM91763 Sub-major/Electives (Physics)

Year 3

Autumn session:

• Select 24 credit points from the following (electives or sub-major courses):
  • STM91763 Sub-major/Electives (Physics)

Spring session:

• 68513 Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics
• 68320 Nanofabrication and Nanocharacterization Techniques
• 68606 Solid-state Science and Quantum Devices
• Select 6 credit points from the following (electives or sub-major courses):
  • STM91763 Sub-major/Electives (Physics)