MSc Applied Physics

COURSES

Part 1

A student should register for courses worth not less than 120 course units, of which not less than 45 must be from a chosen option.

 

COMMON COURSES:

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH501

Theory of Devices

2½ hrs

CORE

15

MAPH503

Materials Science

2½ hrs

CORE

15

MAPH551

 

Computer Applications Software

 

Cont. Assessment  

CORE

15

MAPH552

Workshop Practice

Cont. Assessment  

CORE

15

 

OPTIONAL COURSES:

Industrial Physics

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH521

Instrumentation Physics

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH522

Computerised Interfacing

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH523

Metrology and Testing

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH524

 

Data and Computer Networking

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH525

Digital Signal Processing

2½ hrs

 

15

 

Environmental Physics                            

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH531

Environmental Physics

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH532

Energy Sources

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH533

Atmospheric Physics

2½ hrs

 

15

 

Laser and Plasma Physics

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH541

Physics and Technology of Lasers

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH542

Fibre Optics

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH543

Industrial Applications of Plasma

2½ hrs

 

15

 

Medical Physics                                              

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH561

Biomedical Instrumentation

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH562

Radiotherapy Physics

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH563

Medical Imaging

2½ hrs

 

15

MAPH564

Biophysics

2½ hrs

 

15

 

7.2           PART 2: Research Dissertation

A student shall register for the research dissertation, which should be carried out for a period of six months for full time study and 1 year for part time study. The Research Work may commence at any time after the final coursework examination. The Research Work may be undertaken either in the university, at a firm to which the student is assigned or at any other academic or non-academic institution approved by the Department. The Dissertation will normally be submitted on or before a given deadline.

 

CODE

DESCRIPTION

Examination Duration  

CORE/PREREQ

COURSE UNITS

MAPH570

Research Dissertation

Written Report and seminar presentation    

core

80