Physics - PHYSGH3458
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Physics
Contact: www.phys.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3458 - Music/Advanced Science (Hons)
Award(s):
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)
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Stream Outline
Stream Structure
The other 50% of a Physics honours mark comes from completion of one or two research projects. Projects are offered in all areas of research in the School: Astrophysics; Biophysics; Condensed Matter Physics; Music Acoustics and Theoretical Physics. Projects are also offered by academics in the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology. A list of projects and supervisors will be available in the semester before students begin honours. The courses students enroll in for this component will depend on whether they are completing one year long project or two single session projects. The relevant courses are:
One-year long project:
- PHYS4011 Physics Research Project 1A (12 UOC)
- PHYS4012 Physics Research Project 1B (12 UOC)
- PHYS4021 Physics Research Project 2A (12 UOC)
- PHYS4022 Physics Research Project 2B (12 UOC)
The research proposal is worth 10% of the grade for the research project. The literature review contributes 20% and the thesis contributes 70% to the final mark, and these are assessed by two academics in the School of Physics, one of whom is the student’s supervisor.
Students who complete two single-semester projects will submit a research proposal worth 20% of the course grade, and a thesis worth 80% each semester. The thesis will be assessed by two academics in the School of Physics, one of whom is the student’s supervisor. Students are required to give a short talk at the end of the year on one of the two projects, but this is not assessable.
Honours grade calculations
Honours Class 1: WAM of 85 or greater;
Honours Class 2 Division 1: WAM from 75 to 84;
Honours Class 2 Division 2: WAM from 65 to 74;
Honours Class 3 or Pass: WAM below 65.
High performing students may be recommended for a university medal.