Engineering Physics

The following postgraduate degrees and diplomas are available:

Doctor of Philosophy
Honours Master of Science
Master of Science in Medical Radiation Physics
Graduate Diploma in Science

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking the Honours Master of Science degree by research and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:

Astronomy - visible and infrared, planetary surfaces
Experimental nuclear physics
Laser spectroscopy
Medical and Radiation Physics
Scattering of light by solids
Solid state spectroscopy of impurities in semi-conductors
Studies of electronic wave functions in solids
Theoretical astrophysics - galaxy formation, gas dynamics

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Candidates for this degree enrol in PHYS999.


HONOURS MASTER OF SCIENCE
The course will be made up of subjects selected from those described below, in accordance with the Honours Masters Degree Rules together with the following conditions:

(1) entry to the degree program will normally be from an Honours degree in Physics or the Graduate Diploma in Science (Physics) or from a pass degree with an appropriate three year sequence in Physics;

(2) students entering with a degree of Honours Class II, Division 2 or above in an appropriate area, will do the 48 credit point PHYS999 Major Thesis;

(3) students entering with a degree below Honours Class II, Division 2 will do the 48 credit point PHYS999 and a 48 credit point combination of subjects chosen from the remaining Graduate Subjects below and the list of undergraduate Physics subjects. These subjects will normally be chosen in consultation with and approved by the Director of Studies.

Graduate Subjects

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICS

This is a one year full-time or two year part-time course. The normal entry to this degree requires the completion of an Honours BSc or equivalent with Physics as a major study. Candidates who have completed a bachelors degree which does not include a revelant major study will be required to complete additional subjects in Physics as outlined in the Masters Degree regulations. Students who have completed the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Physics from the University of Wollongong, or equivalent specialist course, would be advised to enrol in a postgraduate research degree in Medical Radiation Physics.

The course consists of a research project and four subjects:

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE (PHYSICS)

Introduction and Objectives
This one year full-time or two year part-time course is designed to provide:

(1) a Masters qualifying course for students who have inadequate preparation for direct entry into the Honours Masters program;

(2) an opportunity for Science teachers who have a degree but have taken Physics to first or second year level only, to improve their understanding and horizons in Physics;

(3) an opportunity for International students and students without a full major in Physics to update their knowledge of Physics.

Entry to the Course
Students must consult the Director of Studies for admission to the course.

Forty eight (48) credit points to be chosen from the following list in consultation with the Director of Studies.