📖Program Curriculum
To complete the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Biomolecular Physics) students are required to complete:
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
CHEM101 Chemistry IA: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry 6 Autumn
OR
CHEM104 Foundation Chemistry: Properties of Matter 6 Autumn
NOTE: Students who have achieved a mark of 65% or more in NSW HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) must select CHEM101. All other students must enrol in CHEM104.
MATH187 Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus 6 Autumn
PHYS141 Fundamentals of Physics A 6 Autumn
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms 6 Spring
MATH188 Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus 6 Spring
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B 6 Spring
CHEM102 Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life 6 Spring
OR
CHEM105 Foundation Chemistry: Reactions and Structures 6 Spring
NOTE: Students who have achieved a mark of 65% or more in NSW HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) must select CHEM102. All other students must enrol in CHEM105.CHEM106 is required for students completing CHEM104 and CHEM105 as pre-requisite subjects for most 200-level CHEM subjects.
Plus an elective or
CHEM106 Foundation Chemistry: Properties and Reactivity of Matter 6 Summer 2020/2021
Year 2
MATH201 Multivariate and Vector Calculus 6 Autumn
PHYS205 Advanced Modern Physics 6 Autumn
MATH202 Differential Equations: Analysis and Applications 6 Autumn
PHYS215 Vibrations, Waves & Optics 6 Autumn
CHEM214 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry 6 Spring
MATH203 Linear Algebra and Groups 6 Spring
PHYS225 Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics 6 Spring
PHYS235 Mechanics & Thermodynamics 6 Spring
Year3
PHYS305 Quantum Mechanics 6 Autumn
PHYS325 Electromagnetism 6 Autumn
CHEM324 Chemical Analysis and Inference 6 Autumn
BIOL213 Principles of Biochemistry 6 Autumn
CHEM325 Bioinformatics:Genome, Genes and Biomolecules 6 Spring
BNAN201 Biology at the Nanoscale 6 Spring
PHYS369 Imaging, Structure and Dynamics of Living and Soft Matter 6 Not available in 2020
PHYS385 Statistical Mechanics 6 Spring
Year4
PHYS457 Research Project 24 Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021
PHYS466 Research Methods 6 Annual, Autumn
PHYS476 Solid State Physics 6 Annual
PHYS462 Medical Imaging 6 Autumn
Plus
One 6 cp subjects at 300 or 400 level in Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biology or Chemistry