PHME (Matric Yr 2024)

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

Curriculum (Matriculation Year 2024)


Curriculum Overview

 Academic Units (AU)
Course TypeOption with PA & FYPOption with PI without FYPOption with PI & FYP
Core Courses60 AU60 AU60 AU
Physics Major Prescribed Electives13 AU8 AU13 AU
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Common Core17 AU17 AU17 AU
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Foundational Core10 AU 15 AU15 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 AU31 AU31 AU

Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE)
Can take BDEs from any offered School.

12 AU12 AU7 AU
Total143 AU143 AU143 AU

Notes:

  • AU figures in brackets (x) indicate the number of AU if the semester internship is selected.
  • Must read either Final Year Project (PH44XX) or Professional Internship (PH4420​).
  • A minimum CGPA of 4.50 and a grade of A- or better in the Final Year Project are required to be eligible for Honours (Highest Distinction). A minimum CGPA of 4.00 and a 'Pass' grade in the Final Year Project are required to be eligible for Honours (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.

Core Courses

Year 1
PH1104 - Mechanics3 AUSem 1
PH1105 - Optics, Vibrations and Waves3 AUSem 1
PH1198 - Physics Lab Ia2 AUSem 1
MH1802 - Calculus for the Sciences4 AUSem 1
PS0001 - Introduction to Computational Thinking3 AUSem 1

HW0001 - Introduction to Academic Communication

(For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test)

0 AUSem 1
PH1106 - Electricity and Magnetism3 AUSem 2
PH1107 - Relativity and Quantum Physics3 AUSem 2
PH1199 - Physics Lab Ib2 AUSem 2
MH1803 - Calculus for Physics4 AUSem 2
PS0002 - Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence3 AUSem 2
Year 2
PH2103 - Thermal Physics
4 AUSem 1
PH2198 - Physics Lab IIa2 AUSem 1
​​​​​​MH2802 - Linear Algebra for Scientists​
3 AU​
Sem 1
PH2101 - Quantum Mechanics I3 AUSem 2
PH2199 - Physics Lab IIb2 AUSem 2
PH2301 - Physical Optics3 AUSem 2
MH2801 - Complex Methods for the Sciences3 AUSem 2
Year 3
PH2102 - Electromagnetism4 AUSem 1
PH3101 - Quantum Mechanics II4 AUSem 1
PH3103 - Technological Applications of Quantum Mechanics3 AUSem 1
PH3199 - Physics Lab IIIa2 AUSem 1

 

Physics Major Prescribed Electives

Choose at least 3 AU (or 8 AU if semester internship is selected) from the following list (excluding PH44XX):

Year 3
PH3404 - Physics of Classical and Quantum Information3 AUSem 1
PH3406 - Open Quantum Systems4 AUSem 2
PH3407 - Introduction to Plasma Physics3 AUSem 2
PH3408 - Signal and Noise in Biology3 AUSem 2
PH3602 - Photonics4 AUSem 1
Year 4
PH44XX - Final Year Project Sem 1 or 2
PH4403 - Surfaces and Interfaces4 AUSem 1
PH4404 - Nanoscale Physics3 AUSem 2
PH4409 - Quantum Electronics4 AUSem 2
PH4414 - Introduction to Spintronics4 AUSem 2
PH7003 - Graduate Solid State Physics4 AUSem 1

Second Major Courses

Required Second Major Courses

PH3601 - Fabrication of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Devices4 AUYear 3 Sem 1
PH4601 - Physics of Semiconductor and Spintronics Devices4 AUYear 3 Sem 2
​PH7013 - Advanced Numerical Methods for Physicists4 AUYear 3 Sem 2
EE2101 - Circuit Analysis3 AUYear 2 Sem 1
EE2102 - An​alog Electronics3 AUYear 2 Sem 2
IE2104 - Digital Electronics3 AUYear 1 Sem 2
IE3102 - Microprocessors3 AUYear 3 Sem 1
EE3019 - Integrated Electronics3 AUYear 3 Sem 2

Elective Second Major Courses

Choose at least 4 AU from the following list:

MH2500 - Prob​ability & Introduction to Statistics4 AU
EE4340 - VLSI Systems3 AU
EE4613 - CMOS Process and Device Simulation2 AU
EE4614 - Device Parameter Extraction and Layout Implement2 AU
​EE4694 - IC Reliability and Failure Analysis3 AU