Expand your employment opportunities by broadening your knowledge and understanding of physics. The Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Physics) will also provide you with essential postgraduate research skills.

Research is focused on one of the following areas: 

• optical fibre sensors
• laser physics
• optoelectronic imaging
• applied optics
• vacuum technology

• Location:
  Footscray Park
• College:
  College of Engineering and Science
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  SHPC
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• technical and scientific positions in a range of fields such as telecommunications.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Research training will include the ability to devise, design and carry out research intended to yield data relevant to the solution of specific problems, the ability to develop and refine working hypotheses, to critically analyse data and to report results in an appropriate manner. The research project is normally undertaken in one of the following areas of expertise of the section: optical fibre sensors, laser physics, optoelectronic imaging, applied optics and vacuum technology.

The course will be offered on a full-time basis over one year or part-time equivalent.

• Physics 4 (Honours)

  Unit code

  RPH4411

  Credits

  48

• Physics 4 (Honours)

  Unit code

  RPH4412

  Credits

  48

• Year 12: To qualify for entry to the Honours program the applicant should have completed the requirements for a pass degree with major studies in an appropriate discipline. Entry is at the discretion of the Applied Physics section and applicants should normally have obtained a 'credit' average in the final year of the pass degree. For mature age applicants, an appropriate combination of qualifications and experience will be considered.