UWA Handbook 2024

Physics [MJD-PHYSC]

Physics examines the world around us at the most fundamental level, from the origin and fate of the universe, to the behaviour of matter on subatomic length scales—and everything in between.

Type:

Majors

Degree:

Bachelor of Science

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Stellar Astrophysics and Frontier Astronomy [PHYS2100]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Mr Matthew Young

Level of study:

Undergraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 1

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Astrophysics and Space Science [PHYS3003]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Mr Matthew Young

Level of study:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 1

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Research Proposal in Astronomy and Astrophysics [PHYS5562]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Mr Matthew Young

Level of study:

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 1

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Dissertation in Astronomy and Astrophysics [PHYS5563]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Mr Matthew Young

Level of study:

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 1

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Topics in Contemporary Physics [PHYS3012]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

A/Prof John McFerran

Level of study:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Special Topics in Physics I [PHYS4415]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Dr Evgeny Buchbinder

Level of study:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 1

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Special Topics in Physics III [PHYS4417]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Professor Sergei Kuzenko

Level of study:

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Not available in 2024

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Gravitational Wave and High Energy Astronomy [PHYS4420]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Professor Linqing Wen and Associate Professor David Coward

Level of study:

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Scientific Communication for Physicists [PHYS5003]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Associate Professor Elisabete Lima da Cunha

Level of study:

Postgraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Not available in 2024

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Special Topics in Physics II [PHYS5510]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Professor Li Ju

Level of study:

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Computational Statistics for Physics [PHYS5513]

Type:

Units

Credit points:

6

Coordinator(s):

Danail Obreschkow and Aaron Robotham

Level of study:

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

School:

Physics, Mathematics and Computing

Field of Education

Natural and Physical Sciences

Availability:

Semester 2

Location:

UWA (Perth)

Master of Physics (coursework and dissertation) [53560]

Type:

Rules

Section:

Current

Level of study:

Postgraduate