Physics

Pathway to Bachelor of Science (Physics major) (Melbourne)

Didn't get into Physics at the Melbourne campus with your ATAR? Consider applying for another course as a pathway to the Bachelor of Science (Physics major) (Melbourne).

Get a head start in your university studies now and transfer into your preferred course in your third year.

Bachelor of Science (Bendigo)

Students who successfully complete first and second years in the Bachelor of Science (Bendigo), with satisfactory results in the subjects listed below, can apply for a transfer to the Melbourne campus to complete a Bachelor of Science with a Physics major in third year.

Year 1 (Bendigo)

Semester Subject name Subject code Credit Points
1 Physics A PHY1PA 15
1 Calculus A MAT1CA 15
1 First year level faculty elective 15
1 First year level elective 15
2 Physics B PHY1PB 15
2 Calculus B MAT1CB 15
2 First year level faculty elective 15
2 First year level elective 15

Year 2 (Bendigo)

Semester Subject name Subject code Credit Points
1 Optics PHY2OPT 15
1 Modern Physics PHY2MOD 15
1 Calculus C MAT2CC 15
1 Second year level elective 15
2 Electromagnetism and Modern Materials PHY2EMM 15
2 Linear Algebra MAT2LIN 15
2 Second year level faculty elective 15
2 Second year level elective 15

Year 3 (Melbourne)

Semester Subject name Subject code Credit Points
1 Atomic and Nuclear Physics PHY3ANP 15
1 Physics of Quantum Matter PHY3PQM 15
1 Third year level elective 15
1 Third year level elective 15
2 Electromagnetic Theory and Plasma Physics PHY3EPP 15
2 Thermal and Statistical Physics PHY3TSP 15
2 Third year level elective 15
2 Third year level elective 15

Note: Students wishing to complete a Physics major can undertake years 1 and 2 in Bendigo. Year 1 is undertaken in Bendigo in a face-to-face mode. Year 2 is undertaken in Bendigo via mixed mode, including video teleconferencing (from Melbourne), on-line, and face-to-face. Students wishing to complete the third year Physics major will need to transfer to the Melbourne campus.

See Physics study option for full course details.

Subject information current for 2013.

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