Course list for the Physics Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Physics

For the GCSc, a student is required to obtain 8 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part B.

For the GDipSc, a student is required to obtain 16 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part A or Part B.

For the 24 unit MSc, a student is required to obtain 24 units -
(a) 8 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part A; and
(b) 16 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part B.

For the 32 unit MSc, a student is required to obtain 32 units -
(a) 8 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part A; and
(b) at least 16 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part B, and
(c) at most 8 units from the courses listed under the heading, Field of Study - Physics, Part C.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS7712 2 Project A
PHYS7713 2 Project B
PHYS7722 4 Research Project A
PHYS7723 4 Research Project B
PHYS7730 6 Advanced Research Project [1]
PHYS7731 6 Advanced Research Project [2]
PHYS7732 6 Advanced Research Project [3]
PHYS7743 8 Extended Research Project [1]
PHYS7744 8 Extended Research Project [2]
PHYS7745 8 Extended Research Project [3]

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
COSC7502 2 High-Performance Computing
COMP7505 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7703 2 Machine Learning
COMS7400 2 Photonics
MATH7105 2 General Relativity
MATH7133 2 Algebraic Methods of Mathematical Physics
MATH7144 2 Advanced Hamiltonian Dynamics & Chaos
MATH7701 2 Special Topics I
MATH7702 2 Special Topics II
PHYS7002 2 Special Topics in Physics
PHYS7004 2 Special Topics in Physics
PHYS7021 2 Statistical Mechanics
PHYS7033 2 Condensed Matter Physics: Electronic properties of crystals
PHYS7042 2 Quantum Physics
PHYS7055 2 Laser Physics & Quantum Optics
PHYS7073 2 Computational Physics
PHYS7080 2 Extragalactic Astrophysics & Cosmology
PHYS7241 2 Advanced Quantum Theory
PHYS7250 2 Fields in Physics
PHYS7270 2 Advanced Computational Physics
PHYS7280 2 Frontiers in Astrophysics
PHYS7825 2 Advanced Experimental Skills
PHYS7900 2 Perspectives in Physics Research

or up to 4 units from late year courses approved by the Executive Dean.

Part C

Course Code Units Course Title
COSC7500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
MATH7000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
PHYS7141 2 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
PHYS7120 2 Thermodynamics & Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS7155 2 Introduction to Fields in Physics
PHYS7200 2 Dynamics, Chaos & Special Relativity

End notes

  • [1] Code for full-time students in year long courses commencing in Semester 1. Students must re-enrol in the same code in Semester 2.
  • [2] Code for full-time students in year long courses commencing in Semester 2. Students must re-enrol in the same code in Semester 1 the following year.
  • [3] Code for students completing the course in one semester.