Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics: Focal Area in Nuclear Physics

Honours degree

ID:

0172_101_N102

The Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics: Focal Area in Nuclear Physics is designed to deepen your advanced physics training. The programme includes structured honours-level modules and culminates in a substantial Physics Project.

Kontakbesonderhede

Ms Ursula Isaacs

Postgraduate Coordinator

[email protected]

Doen aansoek

Besoek programwebwerf

Programoorsig

Duur

One year

Kampus

Stellenbosch

Type

Coursework

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When applying for a postgraduate programme, some may require you to upload additional supporting documents beyond completing the standard application form online. Where such documents are required, more information will appear under the section below titled “Supporting Application Documents.”

Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.

Minimum toelatingsvereistes

• A BSc degree with Physics as major with an average final mark of at least 60% in Physics 3.
• Applications which deviate from the abovementioned requirement, for example if a BSc degree was obtained elsewhere, will only be considered on recommendation of the Department and approval by the Faculty Committee.
• The Department may require supplementary work, depending on your background.

Programstruktuur

Focal area Nuclear Physics (128 credits)
Compulsory Modules (credits = 112)

Subject number | Module code | Credits | Module Name | Semester
10445 711 8 Electromagnetism 1
10590 712 8 Lagrange and Hamilton Mechanics 1
10752 713 8 Solid State Physics 1
10586 714 16 Quantum Mechanics B (Advanced Formalism and Applications) 1
10708 718 8 Radiation Interaction 2
10702 721 16 Statistical Physics B (Introduction to Interacting
and Non-equilibrium Systems) 2
63274 741 32 Physics Project 2
10563 748 8 Nuclear Reactions and Nuclear Structure 2
10706 753 8 Radiation Protection 2

Plus Elective Modules
(credits = 16)
Choose two of the following modules. Take note: All of these modules will not necessarily be presented each year

10587 719 8 Quantum Mechanics C (Functional Integral Formulation) 1
13941 749 8 Selected Topics in Nuclear Physics 2
10753 754 8 Many-body Theory 2
10674 755 8 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory 2

Last updated 01 April 2026

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