{"id":1035,"date":"2017-05-29T04:32:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T04:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/?page_id=1035"},"modified":"2025-07-05T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T14:41:50","slug":"b-sc-special-degree-in-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/b-sc-special-degree-in-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"B.Sc. Honours Degree in Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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B.Sc. (Honours) Degree in Physics<\/span>
\nDuration: 4 years<\/span><\/p>\n

For whom?<\/span>
\nThe Honours Degree programme is aimed at the students who are interested in taking Physics as a career and would like to pursue an academic\/research line in the future.<\/p>\n

Course overview<\/span>
\nThe B.Sc. Honours degree caters to those of you who are fascinated by the beauty of physics and hope to pursue an academic and research career. However, this well-balanced by some practical courses including as industrial placement scheme which exposes the students to the industrial and scientific environment of the country.<\/p>\n

Course structure<\/span>
\nThe students are required to take course units in Physics with a minimum cumulative credit value of 30.0 each in the third year and fourth years.<\/strong> The course units comprise of \u2018compulsory\u2019, \u2018core\u2019, \u2018non-core\u2019, \u2018optional\u2019 subjects so that the students are provided with the core knowledge of the physics stream while allowing some level of flexibility of pursue optional interest.<\/p>\n

Selection policy<\/span>
\nSelection of students to follow the B.Sc.(Honours) Degree in Physics is based on student’s performance in the first two academic years. The intake is typically limited to a maximum of 18 students.<\/p>\n

Mode of instruction and assessment<\/span>
\nStudent enrolled in both General and Honours Degree programs will be guided by academic staff with established track record. The modules include lectures, tutorials, laboratory practicals, individual and group projects, seminars, internship and assignments. These are assessed through end-of -semester written examinations, practical examinations, presentations and reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Course Type<\/strong><\/td>\n-a-<\/strong> \u00a0compulsory<\/td>\n-c-<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0core<\/td>\n-n-<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0optional for those not doing Physics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n-o-<\/strong> \u00a0optional for those doing Physics<\/td>\n-s-<\/strong> \u00a0optional for all students in the faculty<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

B.Sc. (Honors) Degree Course Units with effect from 2025\/2026 batch\u00a0 AS2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PART I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3011<\/td>\nElectromagnetic Theory I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3021<\/td>\nQuantum Mechanics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3031<\/td>\nPractical (Applied) -Semester I & II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3041<\/td>\nPractical (Computational)-Semester I & II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3061<\/td>\nGeophysics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3071<\/td>\nSolid State Physics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3512<\/td>\nMathematical Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3522<\/td>\nNuclear Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3532<\/td>\nTelecommunication<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3542<\/td>\nSeminar<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3554<\/td>\nPractical (Applied) -Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3581<\/td>\nComputational tools of Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3081<\/td>\nSensors and Measurement Techniques<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3051<\/td>\nMicroprocessors and Embedded Systems<\/td>\nc*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3562<\/td>\nSolid State Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3572<\/td>\nGeophysics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3602<\/td>\nWorkshop Technology<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3554<\/td>\nPractical (Advanced) \u2013 Semester I & II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3101<\/td>\nSpace Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3111<\/td>\nComputer Hardware & Networking<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3121<\/td>\nIndustrial Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3131<\/td>\nAstronomy<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3141<\/td>\nMetrology<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3151<\/td>\nNanophysics I<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3161<\/td>\nPhysics Education<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3171<\/td>\nMedical Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 3181<\/td>\nBiophysics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PART II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4522<\/td>\nStatistical Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4532<\/td>\nMicroprocessors and Computer Interfacing<\/td>\no+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4548<\/td>\nProject \u2013 Semester I & II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4553<\/td>\nInternship<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4572<\/td>\nParticle Physics and Instrumentation<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4623<\/td>\nClassical Mechanics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4631<\/td>\nNanophysics II<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4642<\/td>\nComputer Integrated Control Systems<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4513<\/td>\nElectromagnetic Theory II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4563<\/td>\nQuantum Mechanics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4582<\/td>\nSpace and Atmospheric Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4592<\/td>\nComputational Techniques for Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4601<\/td>\nMathematical Physics III<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 4548<\/td>\nProject \u2013 Semester I & II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*<\/p>\n

Students who followed EES subjects in their first and second years must take PHY 3111 Computer Hardware & Networking instead of PHY 3051 Microprocessors and Embedded Systems.<\/p>\n

+<\/p>\n

Students who followed EES subjects in their first and second years must take PHY 4642 Computer Integrated Control Systems instead of PHY 4532 Microprocessors and Computer Interfacing.<\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Honors) Degree Course Units with effect from 2023 batch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
PART I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 301 1.0<\/td>\nElectromagnetic Theory I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 302 1.0<\/td>\nQuantum Mechanics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 303 1.0<\/td>\nComputational tools of Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 305 1.0<\/td>\nGeophysics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 306 1.0<\/td>\nSolid State Physics I<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 351 2.0<\/td>\nMathematical Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 353 2.0<\/td>\nOptics II<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 358 2.0<\/td>\nNuclear Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 359 2.0<\/td>\nTelecommunication<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 361 2.0<\/td>\nSeminar<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 307 1.0<\/td>\nPractical (Applied) -Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 308 1.0<\/td>\nPractical (Computational)-Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 355 4.0<\/td>\nPractical (Advanced)-Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 309 1.0<\/td>\nIntroduction to Microprocessors<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 310 1.0<\/td>\nSpace Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 311 1.0<\/td>\nComputer Hardware & Networking<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 312 1.0<\/td>\nIndustrial Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 313 1.0<\/td>\nPhysics and Environment<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 314 1.0<\/td>\nAstronomy<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 315 1.0<\/td>\nMetrology<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 316 1.0<\/td>\nParadigms of Physics and Sustainability<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 317 1.0<\/td>\nReflection Seismology<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 318 1.0<\/td>\nNanophysics I<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 319 1.0<\/td>\nPhysics Education<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 320 1.0<\/td>\nApplied Optics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 321 1.0<\/td>\nMedical Physics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 322 1.0<\/td>\nBiophysics<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 323 1.0<\/td>\nCosmology<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 356 2.0<\/td>\nSolid State Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 357 2.0<\/td>\nGeophysics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 360 2.0<\/td>\nWorkshop Technology<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 307 1.0<\/td>\nPractical (Applied) -Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 308 1.0<\/td>\nPractical (Computational)-Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 355 4.0<\/td>\nPractical (Advanced)-Semester I&II<\/td>\na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PART II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 452 2.0<\/td>\nStatistical Physics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 453 2.0<\/td>\nMicroprocessor and Computer Interfacing<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 454 8.0<\/td>\nProject \u2013 Semester I&II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 455 3.0<\/td>\nInternship<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 457 2.0<\/td>\nParticle Physics and Instrumentation<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 462 3.0<\/td>\nClassical Mechanics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 463 1.0<\/td>\nNanophysics II<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semester II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 451 3.0<\/td>\nElectromagnetic Theory II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 456 3.0<\/td>\nQuantum Mechanics II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 458 2.0<\/td>\nSpace and Atmospheric Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 459 2.0<\/td>\nComputational Physics<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 460 1.0<\/td>\nMathematical Physics III<\/td>\no<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHY 454 8.0<\/td>\nProject \u2013 Semester I & II<\/td>\nc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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