| DEGREE
PLANNING
 The
actual requirements for your degree vary, depending on whether
you are enrolled into the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of
Advanced Science, or one of the many combined degrees available
at UNSW.
It
is your responsibility to make sure that the courses you are studying
will count towards your degree. If you are in any doubt, check
when you are enrolling! The program outlines are available in
the Online Handbook. The Physics
Friend and the Science Student
Office in the Robert Webster Building can help to check your
program.
If
you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science)
programs you will have a significant number of compulsory
courses in your study plan as well as electives. There are
four study plans taught by the School of Physics: Physics;
Physics and Astronomy; Physics with Computing; and Mathematical
Physics.
If
you are enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree (program
3970) you must complete at least one major as
part of the requirements for your degree. Physics is available
as either a major or a minor. You can also choose to include
just a few physics courses as electives in your degree. A
major or minor in physics can also be studied in the Bachelor
of Science (Communications) or Bachelor of Science (Media
and Communications) degrees (programs 3993 and 3994).
Physics
can be studied as part of a combined Science degree with Engineering,
Arts, Law, Education or Commerce. All of these programs require
at least the completion of a major in physics. However, different
degree programs have different requirements about how many units
of credit of Science you must include in your program and how
the combined program is structured. Some programs will also allow
you to take Advanced Science combined with another degree, or
to include an Honours year in physics.
Don’t
forget the general education and Table X requirements for your
degree. There are rules concerning which courses you may and may
not count as general education. If in doubt, check with the Science
Student Office (ground floor, Robert Webster Building, email sso@unsw.edu.au)
It
is occasionally possible for students to gain permission to substitute
a different course for one of the core courses in their degree
program. If you are thinking of doing this you should contact
the Physics Friend
or the Undergraduate Director.
Some of the reasons for allowing substitution include a core course
not being offered, allowing students who have completed in Science
Olympiads to accelerate their degree, or to allow students to
include a particular course in their degree which complements
their research interests.
Links:
Online
Handbook
Faculty of Science
Forms
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