Year 1
units (90 credits)
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1A
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A student will take
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Semester 1
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PHY101
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Mechanics, Waves, Optics and Special Relativity
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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PHY113
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Professional Skills in Physics I
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY102
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Electromagnetism, Thermal and Quantum Physics
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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PHY114
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Professional Skills in Physics II
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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Full academic year
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PHY120
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Mathematics for Physicists and Astronomers
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ACAD YR
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30 credits
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units (30 credits)
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1B
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A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 30 credits.
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Year 2
units (90 credits)
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2A
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A student will take
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Semester 1
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PHY221
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Classical Physics
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY230
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Experimental Physics I
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY250
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From Electromagnetism to Quantum Physics
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AUT SEM
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25 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY227
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Optics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY231
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Experimental Physics 2
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY251
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From Thermodynamics to Atomic and Nuclear Physics
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SPR SEM
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25 credits
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units (30 credits)
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2B
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A student will take 30 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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MPY205
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Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY213
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Stellar Structure and Evolution
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY235
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Programming in Python
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY245
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Physics of Materials
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY216
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Galaxies
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY229
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Extra-Solar Planets and Astrobiology
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY240
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The Physics of Music
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY242
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Astronomical Spectroscopy
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY248
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Physics with Labview
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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Year 3
units (70 credits)
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3A
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A student will take
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Semester 1
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PHY304
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Particle Physics
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY332
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Atomic and Laser Physics
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY380
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Solid State Physics
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY381
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Advanced Electrodynamics
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY303
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Nuclear Physics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY382
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Semiconductor Physics and Technology
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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Full academic year
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PHY340
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Problem Solving and Advanced Skills in Physics
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ACAD YR
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10 credits
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A student shall take a total of 50 credits from 3B and 3C
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units (10 credits)
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3B
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One unit to be selected from this group
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A student will take a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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PHY341
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Physics Level 3 Project 1
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY342
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Physics Level 3 Project 2
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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Full academic year
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PHY346
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Industrial Group Project in Physics
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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PHY391
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Quantum Information Laboratory
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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PHY392
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Physical Computing
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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PHY393
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Microscopy and Spectroscopy Laboratory
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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PHY394
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Physics Education and Outreach
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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AND
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units (30 credits)
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3C
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A student will take a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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PHY235
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Programming in Python
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY326
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Dark Matter and the Universe
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY327
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History of Astronomy
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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PHY377
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The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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PHY306
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Introduction to Cosmology
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY313
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Mathematical Physics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY320
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Nuclear Astrophysics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY328
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Advanced Programming in Python
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY339
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Statistical Physics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY347
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Physics in an Enterprise Culture
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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PHY349
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Further Quantum Mechanics
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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3D
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A student must achieve a pass mark in a final year project (listed in 3B) in order to be eligible for an Honours Degree.
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