PHYSICS HONOURS THESIS A

PHY4THA

2014

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

Students commence a project that takes the equivalent of six months of continuous work under the supervision of a member of staff. The project is completed and written up as a thesis when the student completes the unit PHY4THB. All students are required to present a seminar outlining the proposed project at a time to be determined by the physics honours coordinator. A list of prospective thesis topics and supervisors is available from the Department of Physics postgraduate co-ordinator.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Chris Pakes

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Acceptance into an honours program in the Department of Physics.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: PHY4HNA, PHY4HNB

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This unit is the first part of a 60CP thesis program (PHY4THA and PHY4THB). Students will not be given a final mark until they complete PHY4THB.

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Chris Pakes

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 10 - 22
One 5.0 hours supervised research per day on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Supervised research under the direction of a member of staff equivalent to a total of 300 hours."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
One 15,000 word thesis		90
One oral examination	The assessment components listed are the combined assessment for PHY4THA and PHY4THB.	10

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day