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Entrance Requirements

Admission to the degree programme shall be as specified in the Faculty of Science Regulations 23.2.1 and 23.4

Award of Degree

To be awarded a degree, a candidate/student must have taken and passed all relevant courses as prescribed in Section 13 and must satisfy the 4844³ÉÈËÃâ·Ñ¸£Àû Academic General Regulations 00.8 and 00.9 and Faculty of Science Special Regulation 20.

Programme Structure

LEVEL 100

Semester I

PHY112: Geometrical Optics and Mechanics (4)
CHE101: General Chemistry I (4)
MAT111: Introductory Mathematics I (4)
COM141: Communication and Academic Literacy Skills (Science) (3)
ICT121: Computing Skills Fundamentals 1 (2)

Semester II

PHY122: Electricity and Magnetism, Introduction to Modern Physics (4)
CHE102: General Chemistry II (Pre-requisite: CHE101)
MAT122: Introductory Mathematics II (4) (Pre-requisite: MAT111)
COM142 Academic and Professional Communication (Science) (3)
ICT122: Computing Skills Fundamentals 2 (2)

LEVEL 200

Semester III

PHY232: Properties of Matter, Basic Thermody namics and Introduction to Nuclear Physics (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY112)
PHY239: Physics Practicals 3.1 (1) (Pre-requisite: PHY112)
CHE211: Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (2 Credits) (Pre-requisite: CHE102)
CHE213: Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1) (Co-requisite: CHE211)
ENH211: Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
MAT221: Calculus I (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT122)
MAT271: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT122)

Semester IV

Core Courses

PHY242: Basic Electronics (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY122)
PHY249: Physics Practicals 4.1 (1) (Pre-requisite: PHY122)
PRH241: Radiation Physics I (3)
PRH242: Radiation Therapy I (3)
Optional Course (3)
Elective Course (3)

WINTER SEMESTER

PRH299: Internship: Supervised Clinical and/or Industrial Exposure (3)

LEVEL 200

Optional Courses

Semester IV

(May take any one course)

PHY241: Electricity and Magnetism (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY 122)
CSI241: Structured Programming (3) ENH222: Epidemiology (3)

LEVEL 300

Semester V

Core Courses

PRH351: Radiation Physics II (3) (Pre-requisite: PRH241)
PRH352: Radiation Therapy II (3) (Pre-requisite: PRH242)
PRH353: Introduction to Radiography (3)
PRH354: Introduction to Radiology (3)
Optional Course (3)

Semester VI

Core Courses

PRH361: Radiobiology and Protection (3)
PRH362: Physics of Medical Imaging (3) (Pre-requisite: PRH 354)
PRH363: Radiation Detection and Instrumentation (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY242)
PRH365: Environmental Physics (3) Elective Course (3)

WINTER SEMESTER

PRH399: Internship: Supervised Clinical and/or Industrial Exposure (3)

LEVEL 300

Optional Courses

Semester V

(May take any one course)

MAT371: Mathematical Statistics I (3) (Pre-requisite: MAT271)
ENH313: Basic Toxicology (3)
PHY367: Elements of Air Pollution I (3)

LEVEL 400

Semester VII

Core Courses

PRH471: Nuclear Rules and Regulations (3)
PRH472: Fundamentals of Nuclear Energy (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY232)
PRH481: Applied Nuclear Physics (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY232)
Optional Course (3)
Elective Course (3)

Semester VIII

PRH482: Radiation Protection and Dosimetry (3) (Pre-requisite: PRH361)
PRH483: Applied Radiation Safety Techniques (3)
PRH485: Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Physics (3)
PRH489: Research Project (6)

LEVEL 400

Optional Courses

Semester VII

(May take any one course)

PHY477: Elements of Air Pollution II (3)
PHY476: Microprocessor and Digital Systems (3) (Pre-requisite: PHY353)
PRH484 Environmental Radioactivity as one of the optional courses.

SERVICE COURSES

The following Physics courses are offered as Service Courses for non-Physics majors.

PHY161: Physics for Nurses (3)
PHY162: Physics Applied to Home Economics (3)