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Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Physics)

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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

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 15 June 2012

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Engineering and Science

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Careers

  • 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.

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Course Objectives

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.

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Units and electives

Semester 1

Semester 2

Academic Progression

A student will not be allowed to repeat the Honours year or any component of it without the permission of the Course Coordinator.

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

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • 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.
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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 15 June 2012.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

Details about extra requirements are available from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science.

You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

  • Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
  • Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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