Bachelor of Science (Physics)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

      YEAR ONE

      SEMESTER ONE

  • CMJ 1100 – Communication Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1103 – Physics Laboratory I, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1104 – Mechanics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1105 – Introduction to Thermodynamics, 3 Credit Hours
  • CHE 1104 – Physical chemistry I, 3 Credit Hours
  • COM 1103 – Introduction to computers and Computing, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1104 – Differential Calculus, 3 Credit Hours
  • ZOO 1100 – HIV & AIDS and Lifestyle diseases, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     24

  • SEMESTER TWO
  • COM 1200 – Computer and Information Literacy, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1206 – Physics laboratory II, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1207 – Properties of matter, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 1208 – Geometrical Optics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1208 – Analytical Geometry, 3 Credit Hours
  • COM 1205 – Computer Applications I, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     18

 

      YEAR TWO

      SEMESTER ONE

  • REL 2100 – Philosophy & Critical thinking, 3 Credit Hours
  • ENS 2100 – Environmental Skills, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 2109 – Physics laboratory III, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 2110 – Oscillations and waves, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 2111 – Electricity and magnetism, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1207 – Integral Calculus, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 1206 – Linear Algebra I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2110 – Vector Analysis, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     24

        SEMESTER TWO

  • PHY 2212 – Physics laboratory IV, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 2213 – Electrical Circuits, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 2214 – Classical mechanics, 3 Credit Hours
  • COM 1204 – Procedural programming I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2111 – Ordinary Differential Equations   I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 2109 – Linear Algebra II, 3 Credit Hours
  • STA 1103 – Probability and Statistics I, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     21

       

       YEAR THREE

       SEMESTER ONE

  • PHY 3115 – Physics Laboratory V, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3116 – Thermodynamics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3117 – Mathematical Physics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3118 – Physical Optics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3119 – Digital Electronics, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT 4103 – P.D.E. I, 3 Credit Hours
  • MAT  2214 – Numerical Analysis I, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     21

        SEMESTER TWO

  • PHY 3220 – Electromagnetism, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3221 – Quantum mechanics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3223 – Industrial Attachment, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3224 – Research Methodology, 3 Credit Hours
  • BBM 3200 – Entrepreneurial and work Skills, 3 Credit Hours

        Areas of specialization

        Material Science

  • PHY  3225 – Introduction to Material Science, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY  3226 – Solid State Physics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • Electronics
  • PHY 3227 – Electronics I, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3228 – Electronics II, 3 Credit Hours

       

       Renewable energy

  • PHY 3229 – Solar, thermal and Photovoltaics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 3230 – Biomass and wind energy, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     2

        YEAR FOUR

        SEMESTER ONE

  • PHY 4131 – Quantum Mechanics II, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4132 – Matlab programming, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4133 – Measurements and Instrumentation, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4134 – Research Project, 3 Credit Hours
  • Areas of specialization
  • Material Science
  • PHY 4135 – Polymer Physics         , 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY4136 – The Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4137 – Electrical Engineering materials, 3 Credit Hours

        Electronics

  • PHY4138 – Microprocessors and applications, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY4139 – Electronic Circuits and devices, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4140 – Transducers, 3 Credit Hours
  • Renewable Energy
  • PHY 4141 – Hydro, Geothermal and Tidal Energy, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4142 – Basic Principles of Nuclear Reactors, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4143 – Nuclear Energy, 3 Credit Hours

                TOTAL UNITS     21

       

       SEMESTER TWO

  • PHY 4244 – Statistical mechanics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4245 – Atomic and Nuclear Physics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4246 – Computational Physics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4134 – Research Project, 3 Credit Hours

        Areas of specialization

        Material Science

  • PHY 4247 – Thermodynamics of materials, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4248 – Solid State Physics II, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4249 – Elasticity and Plasticity, 3 Credit Hours
  • Electronics
  • PHY 4250 – Telecommunication and Fiber optics, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4251 – Introduction to lasers, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4252 – Data communication Antennae and propagation of signals, 3 Credit Hours

        Renewable energy

  • PHY 4253 – Heat and mass transfer processes, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4254 – Energy systems and management, 3 Credit Hours
  • PHY 4255 – Power electronics, 3 Credit Hours

THREE AREA OF SPECIALIZATION COURSES, 9 Credit Hours

TOTAL UNITS     21

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