PHME (Matric Yr 2021-2023)

BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics with Second Major in Microelectronics Engineering

	Academic Units (AU)
Course Type	Option with PA & FYP	Option with PI without FYP	Option with PI & FYP
Core Courses	57 AU	57 AU	57 AU
Physics Major Prescribed Electives	13 AU	8 AU	13 AU
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Common Core	17 AU	17 AU	17 AU
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Foundational Core	10 AU	15 AU	15 AU
Second Major Courses 27 AU of required physics, and electrical engineering courses, and at least 4 AU from a selection of mathematics and EE4XXX courses.	31 AU	31 AU	31 AU
Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) Can take BDEs from any offered School.	12 AU	12 AU	7 AU
Total	140 AU	140 AU	140 AU

Notes:

AU figures in brackets (x) indicate the number of AU if the semester internship is selected.
Must read either Final Year Project (PH4421) or Professional Internship (PH4420).
A grade of A- or better in the Final Year Project is required to be eligible for Honours (Highest Distinction).
All common core and graduate level courses cannot be mapped to exchange courses. PH4XXX courses can only be mapped to exchange courses as BDE, unless the exchange course is a graduate-level course. Please refer to this page for more information.

Year 1
PH1104 - Mechanics	3 AU	Sem 1
PH1105 - Optics, Vibrations and Waves	3 AU	Sem 1
PH1198 - Physics Lab Ia	2 AU	Sem 1
MH1802 - Calculus for the Sciences	4 AU	Sem 1
PS0001 - Introduction to Computational Thinking	3 AU	Sem 1
HW0001 - Introduction to Academic Communication (For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test)	0 AU	Sem 1
PH1106 - Electricity and Magnetism	3 AU	Sem 2
PH1199 - Physics Lab Ib	2 AU	Sem 2
MH1803 - Calculus for Physics	4 AU	Sem 2
PS0002 - Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	3 AU	Sem 2
Year 2
PH1107 - Relativity and Quantum Physics	3 AU	Sem 1
PH2103 - Thermal Physics	4 AU	Sem 1
PH2198 - Physics Lab IIa	2 AU	Sem 1
MH2802 - Linear Algebra for Scientists	3 AU	Sem 1
PH2101 - Quantum Mechanics I	3 AU	Sem 2
PH2199 - Physics Lab IIb	2 AU	Sem 2
MH2801 - Complex Methods for the Sciences	3 AU	Sem 2
Year 3
PH2102 - Electromagnetism	4 AU	Sem 1
PH3101 - Quantum Mechanics II	4 AU	Sem 1
PH3103 - Technological Applications of Quantum Mechanics	3 AU	Sem 1
PH3199 - Physics Lab IIIa	2 AU	Sem 1

Choose at least 3 AU (or 8 AU if semester internship is selected) from the following list (excluding PH4421):

Year 3
PH3404 - Physics of Classical and Quantum Information	3 AU	Sem 1
PH3406 - Open Quantum Systems	4 AU	Sem 2
PH3407 - Introduction to Plasma Physics	3 AU	Sem 2
PH3408 - Signal and Noise in Biology	3 AU	Sem 2
PH3602 - Photonics	4 AU	Sem 1
Year 4
PH4421 - Final Year Project	10 AU	Sem 1 and 2
PH4403 - Surfaces and Interfaces	4 AU	Sem 1
PH4404 - Nanoscale Physics	3 AU	Sem 2
PH4409 - Quantum Electronics	4 AU	Sem 2
PH4414 - Introduction to Spintronics	4 AU	Sem 2
PH7003 - Graduate Solid State Physics	4 AU	Sem 1

PH3601 - Fabrication of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Devices	4 AU	Year 3 Sem 1
PH4601 - Physics of Semiconductor and Spintronics Devices	4 AU	Year 3 Sem 2
PH7013 - Advanced Numerical Methods for Physicists	4 AU	Year 3 Sem 2
EE2101 - Circuit Analysis	3 AU	Year 2 Sem 1
EE2102 - Analog Electronics	3 AU	Year 2 Sem 2
IE2104 - Digital Electronics	3 AU	Year 1 Sem 2
IE3102 - Microprocessors	3 AU	Year 3 Sem 1
EE3019 - Integrated Electronics	3 AU	Year 3 Sem 2

Choose at least 4 AU from the following list:

MH2500 - Probability & Introduction to Statistics	4 AU
EE4340 - VLSI Systems	3 AU
EE4613 - CMOS Process and Device Simulation	2 AU
EE4614 - Device Parameter Extraction and Layout Implement	2 AU
EE4694 - IC Reliability and Failure Analysis	3 AU