Three
Postgraduate Diplomas are offered by the School of Physics. The Grad.
Dip. Phys. is essentially the same as the fourth year Honours course
while the Grad. Dip. Phys. Res. Tech. is a more flexible course which
is tailored to meet the student's individual needs. The Graduate Diploma
in Medical Physics is designed for graduates who want to pursue a
career in Medical Physics.
Graduate Diploma in Physics
(Grad. Dip. Phys.)
The Graduate Diploma in Physics offers
an advanced training program for graduates from overseas universities
who wish to obtain specialised training in physics. The course is
also available to graduates from Australian universities who have
not done an Honours course and who wish to pursue postgraduate study
in physics. Students qualified to enrol in the Honours course would
be expected to do so rather than to enrol in the Grad. Dip. Phys.
For suitably qualified students the expectation is that the course
would allow entrance to a higher degree program provided suitable
supervision and facilities were available.
The Grad. Dip. Phys. will be offered
with course work and research project requirement similar to Physics
Level IV, with substitutions if required to be approved by the School
Postgraduate Director. The program involves two sessions of full-time
study or four sessions of part-time study comprising a total of
48 Units of Credit. All students normally take courses in quantum
mechanics, statistical mechanics and solid state physics. Other
lecture courses are offered in general areas of physics including
astrophysics, molecular and atomic physics, condensed matter physics
and theoretical physics. It also involves undertaking a research
project over the period of study, or two different research projects,
one in each half of the period of study.
Graduate Diploma in Physics Research
Techniques
(Grad. Dip. Phys. Res. Tech.)
The Graduate Diploma in Physics Research
Techniques offers an advanced training program for graduates who
wish to obtain specialised training in research techniques in physics.
The program involves two sessions of full-time study or four sessions
of part-time study and consists of courses at Level III/IV, totalling
30 Units of Credit, and a research project (18 UC). The choice of
courses is very flexible. Most courses selected should be from the
School of Physics but courses from other disciplines may also be
included. Students wishing to proceed to a research degree should
consult with potential supervisors on their choice of courses.
Students considering either the Grad.Dip.Phys
or Grad.Dip.Phys.Res.Tech need to obtain information about research
areas for their projects and need to discuss their program structure
with the School's Postgraduate Studies Director. This consultation
should be arranged at least several weeks before enrolling.
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