Course list for the Computational Science and Physics Dual Major

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Computational Science and Physics (Dual Major)

(This major is available at St Lucia only)

Prerequisites required for progression in this major:

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations [2]
PHYS1001 2 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

Dual Major requirements (22 units)

Computational Science component (8 units)

4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COSC2500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
SCIE2100 2 Introduction to Bioinformatics

and 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3014 2 Advanced Bioinformatics
COMP3506 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
COSC3000 2 Visualization, Computer Graphics & Data Analysis
COSC3500 2 High-Performance Computing
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
PHYS3071 2 Computational Physics
STAT3004 2 Probability Models & Stochastic Processes

Physics component (14 units)

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS2020 2 Thermodynamics & Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS2041 2 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
PHYS2055 2 Introduction to Fields in Physics
PHYS3900 2 Perspectives in Physics Research

and 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS3020 2 Statistical Mechanics
PHYS3040 2 Quantum Physics
PHYS3051 2 Fields in Physics

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIPH3001 2 Frontiers in Biophysics
PHYS3020 2 Statistical Mechanics
PHYS3040 2 Quantum Physics
PHYS3051 2 Fields in Physics
PHYS3071 2 Computational Physics
PHYS3080 2 Extragalactic Astrophysics & Cosmology
PHYS3825 2 Advanced Experimental Skills

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [2] Students with a high achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 6 or 7 in MATH1050) should take MATH1071 and MATH1072. Students with a sound achievement in Senior Maths C (or a 4 or 5 in MATH1050) should take MATH1051 and MATH1052.