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BSC Physics with Medical Physics (PHYU05)     FT

2017 - 2018

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2019/20 session
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
PHY101  Mechanics, Waves, Optics and Special Relativity AUT SEM 20 credits
PHY113  Professional Skills in Physics I AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
MPY101  Physics of Living Systems 2 SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY102  Electromagnetism, Thermal and Quantum Physics SPR SEM 20 credits
PHY114  Professional Skills in Physics II SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
EEE123  Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits ACAD YR 20 credits
PHY120  Mathematics for Physicists and Astronomers ACAD YR 30 credits

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2
A student will take

Semester 1
MAT2510  Tissue Structure and Function AUT SEM 10 credits
MPY205  Aspects of Medical Imaging and Technology AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY221  Classical Physics AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY230  Experimental Physics I AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY250  From Electromagnetism to Quantum Physics AUT SEM 25 credits

Semester 2
BIE291  Biomedical Instrumentation SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY227  Optics SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY248  Physics with Labview SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY251  From Thermodynamics to Atomic and Nuclear Physics SPR SEM 25 credits

Year 3


units (90 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
MPY308  Clinical Engineering and Computational Mechanics AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY304  Particle Physics AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY332  Atomic and Laser Physics AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY380  Solid State Physics AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
COM3001  Modelling and Simulation of Natural Systems SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY303  Nuclear Physics SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
MPY325  Medical Physics Research Project ACAD YR 20 credits
PHY340  Problem Solving and Advanced Skills in Physics ACAD YR 10 credits
A student shall take a total of 30 credits from 3B and 3C

units (10 credits)
3B
A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY341  Physics Level 3 Project 1 AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
PHY342  Physics Level 3 Project 2 SPR SEM 10 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
3C
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY235  Programming in Python AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY326  Dark Matter and the Universe AUT SEM 10 credits
PHY377  The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
PHY320  Nuclear Astrophysics SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY339  Statistical Physics SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY347  Physics in an Enterprise Culture SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY349  Further Quantum Mechanics SPR SEM 10 credits
PHY382  Semiconductor Physics and Technology SPR SEM 10 credits

3D

A student must achieve a pass mark in a final year Physics or Medical Physics project (PHY341, PHY342, MPY325) in order to be eligible for an Honours Degree.  

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.