PHQT (Matric Yr 2023)

BSc in Physics / Applied Physics
with Second Major in Quantum Technologies

Curriculum (Matriculation Year 2023)


Curriculum Overview

Course TypeAcademic Units (AU)
Option with PA & FYPOption with PI without FYPOption with PI & FYP
Core Courses
Physics (Applied Physics)

61 (60)

61 (60)

61 (60)

Prescribed Electives for Physics or Applied Physics

13

8

13

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Common Core17 17 17
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Foundational Core1015 15

Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE)

Second Major Courses

Unrestricted BDEs: Can take BDEs offered by any School.

 

 

29

2

 

 

29

2

 

 

29

2

Total
Physics (Applied Physics)

132 (131)

132 (131)

137 (136)

Notes:

  • Must read either Final Year Project (PH4421) or Professional Internship (PH4420​) or both.
  • 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.

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
PH1199 - Physics Lab Ib2 AUSem 2
MH1803 - Calculus for Physics4 AUSem 2
Year 2
PH1107 - Relativity and Quantum Physics3 AUSem 1
PH2102 - Electromagnetism  4 AUSem 1
PH2198 - Physics Lab IIa2 AUSem 1
MH2802 - Linear Algebra for Scientists3 AUSem 1
PH2101 - Quantum Mechanics I3 AUSem 2
PH2301 - Physical Optics (for APHY only)3 AUSem 2
PH2199 - Physics Lab IIb2 AUSem 2
MH2801 - Complex Methods for the Sciences3 AUSem 2
PS0002 - Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence3 AUSem 2
Year 3
PH2103 - Thermal Physics
4 AU
Sem 1
PH2104 - Analytical Mechanics (for PPHY only)4 AUSem 1
PH3101 - Quantum Mechanics II4 AUSem 1
PH3103 - Technological Applications of Quantum Mechanics3 AUSem 1
Year 4
PH3199 - Physics Lab IIIa
2 AU
Sem 1

Prescribed Electives for Physics (PPHY)

Option with PI without FYP: Choose at least 8AU from the following SPMS PAP courses (excluding PH4420 Professional Internship).

Option with PI & FYP or PA & FYP: Choose at least 3AU from the following SPMS PAP courses (excluding PH4421 Final Year Project/PH4420 Professional Internship).

Semester 1
PH3403 - Astrophysics and Cosmology4 AU
PH4403 - Surfaces and Interfaces4 AU
PH4408 - Nuclear Physics3 AU
PH4411 - Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics3 AU
PH7002 - Concepts in Statistical Mechanics4 AU
PH7003 - Graduate Solid State Physics4 AU
PH7006 - Classical Electrodynamics4 AU
PH7011 - Nonlinear Dynamics4 AU
PH7014 - Optical Spectroscopic Techniques4 AU
Semester 2
PH3201 - Statistical Mechanics4 AU
PH3401 - Atomic Physics4 AU
PH3407 - Introduction to Plasma Physics3 AU
PH3408 - Signal and Noise in Biology3 AU
PH4404 - Nanoscale Physics3 AU
PH4409 - Quantum Electronics4 AU
PH4414 - Introduction to Spintronics4 AU
PH4418 - Physics in the Industry4 AU
PH4508 - Introduction to General Relativity3 AU
PH4509 - Quantum Field Theory with applications in Condensed Matter Physics4 AU
PH7013 - Advanced Numerical Methods for Physicists4 AU
PH7024 - Graduate Quantum Mechanics4 AU
PH7005 - Material Physics3 AU
PH7012 - Particle Physics4 AU

Prescribed Electives for Applied Physics (APHY)

Option with PI without FYP: Choose at least 8AU from the following SPMS PAP courses (excluding PH4420 Professional Internship).

Option with PI & FYP or PA & FYP: Choose at least 3AU from the following SPMS PAP courses (excluding PH4421 Final Year Project/PH4420 Professional Internship).

Semester 1
PH3301 - Introduction to Bioimaging and Biosensing Techniques3 AU
PH3403 – Astrophysics and Cosmology4 AU
PH3601 - Fabrication of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Devices4 AU
PH3602 - Photonics4 AU
PH4403 - Surfaces and Interfaces4 AU
PH4408 - Nuclear Physics3 AU
PH4411 - Introduction to Experimental Particle Physics3 AU
PH4414 - Introduction to Spintronics4 AU
PH4607 - Biomedical Imaging and Sensing3 AU
PH7002 - Concepts in Statistical Mechanics4 AU
PH7003 - Graduate Solid State Physics4 AU
PH7006 - Classical Electrodynamics4 AU
PH7011 - Nonlinear Dynamics4 AU
PH7014 - Optical Spectroscopic Techniques4 AU
Semester 2
PH3201 - Statistical Mechanics4 AU
PH3401 - Atomic Physics4 AU
PH3407 - Introduction to Plasma Physics3 AU
PH3408 - Signal and Noise in Biology3 AU
PH3603 - Biophysics3 AU
PH4404 - Nanoscale Physics3 AU
PH4409 - Quantum Electronics4 AU
PH4418 - Physics in the Indsutry4 AU
PH4601 - Physics of Semiconductor and Spintronics Devices4 AU
PH4603 - Soft Condensed Matter Physics3 AU
PH4605 - Medical Physics for Radiotherapy4 AU
PH4608 - Plasmonics and Metamaterials3 AU
PH7013 - Advanced Numerical Methods for Physicists4 AU
PH7024 - Graduate Quantum Mechanics4 AU
PH7005 - Material Physics3 AU

Second Major Courses

Required Second Major Courses

PH2301 - Physical Optics (for PPHY only)
3 AU
PH3xxx - Quantum Hardware 
3 AU
PH3404 - Physics of Classical and Quantum Information 3 AU
PH3406 - Open Quantum Systems  4 AU
MH2500 - Probability and Introduction to Statistics 4 AU
Total PPHY:
APHY:
17 AU
14 AU

Elective Second Major Courses

  • Physics: Choose 12 AU of courses from the following list; at least one course must be from the Quantum Science and Technology group.
  • Applied Physics: Choose 15 AU of courses from the following list; at least one course must be from the Quantum Science and Technology group.
Quantum Science and Technology
PH4xxx - Quantum Optics 4 AU
PH7021 - Quantum Information4 AU
PH7024 - Graduate Quantum Mechanics*4 AU
PH4404 - Nanoscale Physics*3 AU
Machine Learning and AI
IE4483 - Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining3 AU
IE4497 - Pattern Recognition & Machine Learning 3 AU
Statistics for Quantum Information Science
MH3500 - Statistics4 AU
MH3512 - Stochastic Processes4 AU
* These courses can be double-counted to fulfil both the Major PE and 2nd Major BDE requirements.  

Broadening & Deepening Electives

Beyond the Second Major courses, students may read any Broadening & Deepening Electives (BDEs) offered by any School in NTU. The following physics-specific BDE may be read by interested students:

Semester 1
PH2901 - Electronics for the Experimentalist3 AU