Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics: Focal Area in Nuclear Physics
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.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
• 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.
Programme structure
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