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Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (PHY)
Department of Physics
MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.
Core Courses for PhD Students (4 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:
Code | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
AP8001/PHY8001 | Survival Skills for Research Scientists # | 3 |
AP8004/PHY8004 | Postgraduate Seminar # | 2 |
Core Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:
Code | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
AP8004/PHY8004 | Postgraduate Seminar # | 2 |
Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:
Choose three courses from the following, to be approved by supervisors based on the students' research topic. These six courses can also be used as electives but students cannot select the same course as a core course and an elective.
Code | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
PHY8251 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
PHY8252 | Statistical Mechanics # | 3 |
PHY8501 | Modern Characterization Techniques for Materials Physics # | 3 |
PHY8502 | Advanced Computational Methods # | 3 |
PHY8506 | Advanced Electrodynamics | 3 |
PHY8521 | Advanced Solid State Physics | 3 |
Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (5 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:
Code | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
PHY8001 | Survival Skills for Research Scientists # | 3 |
PHY8004 | Postgraduate Seminar # | 2 |
Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for MPhil Students (5 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:
Code | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
PHY8001 | Survival Skills for Research Scientists # | 3 |
PHY8004 | Postgraduate Seminar # | 2 |
Electives for PhD/MPhil Students:
# Prerequisite & pre-cursor waived for research degree students.
% Courses for PHY students only.