- Entry Requirements
- The normal requirements for entry into honours in mathematics are currently at least four of the units:
Candidates must normally have obtained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B/C average); a grade point average of at least 2.5 in all units taken is also required.
- Honours Year Program
- Honours candidates are normally required to take six half-year units. In special circumstances these may include approved units offered within related disciplines such as physics, geophysics, computing, statistics and mathematical logic. In addition students will write an essay or undertake a project on a set topic determined in consultation with supervisors, and present this material in a talk. The essay or project plus talk comprises one quarter of the honours program.
- The program is normally taken full-time over one year, starting in February. In certain cases, a program taken part-time over two years will be considered by the Head of School.
- Areas of Research
- These include analytic number theory, algebraic number theory, p-adic analysis, irregularities of distribution, theory of functions, functional analysis, harmonic analysis and representation theory, cryptology, group theory, category theory, partial differential equations, mathematical physics, quantum mechanics and scattering theory.
- Prospective candidates should consult with a professor of mathematics before October for assignment to an honours supervisor and approval of a program. Joint programs in mathematics and computing are possible.
- Entry Requirements
- The normal minimum requirements are a coherent study in physics, preferably including PHYS304, and at least one mathematics unit at 300 level. Candidates must normally have obtained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B/C average); a grade point average of at least 2.5 in all units taken is also required. The recommended physics programs given above are the preferred routes to honours in physics. Candidates entering from the Physics (Astronomy and Astrophysics) program will be able to enter without a 300-level mathematics unit if they have completed two of COMP238, COMP226, ELEC260, PHYS306 instead.
- Honours Year Program
- Candidates for the honours degree in physics devote about half their time to a research project supervised by a member of staff of the Division and half to coursework at an advanced level. Honours students are required to submit a thesis embodying the results of their research and to present a seminar on the project. The coursework normally includes:
| PHYS481 |
Topics in Theoretical Physics |
| PHYS482 |
Problems in Physics II |
| PHYS483 |
Topics in Applied Physics |
| one other unit at 300 level or 400 level |
giving a total of about 12 credit points.
- For candidates entering honours from the Physics (Astronomy and Astrophysics) program the coursework will normally include PHYS481, a unit of astrophysics, and two other units, giving a total of about 12 credit points. One of these units must be MATH335 if it has not yet been completed. Other recommended units are COMP324, COMP321, MATH336, MATH339, PHYS306, PHYS482, PHYS483.
- The program is normally taken full-time over one year, starting in February. In certain cases, a program taken part-time over two years will be considered by the Head of Division.
- Areas of Research
- These include biophysics, electronics, experimental and theoretical solid-state physics, optical physics, laser physics and applications, quantum optics, astronomy and materials science.
- Information concerning the enrolment procedure and the exact nature of projects offered to prospective honours candidates in a given year will be made available in the second half of the preceding year.
- Entry Requirements
- The honours program in computing allows for specialisation in computer science, computational science (numerical computing), or information systems. Admission requires a substantial background in mathematics and computing, usually including at least five 300-level COMP units. Candidates must normally have obtained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B/C average) and a grade point average of at least 2.5 overall.
- Honours Year Program
- Honours students are normally required to take four half-year units and a seminar unit which together comprise five-eighths of the program and to complete a project for the remaining three-eighths. The four units may be selected from the available 400-level and 800-level COMP units (see below). Subject to approval by the honours convener, they may also include: one 300-level COMP unit; one or two 400-level MATH, ELEC or INFO units; relevant units from other Divisions; and, in exceptional circumstances, units from other universities.
- The program is normally taken full-time over one year, starting in February. In special cases, a program taken part-time over two years will be considered by the Head of Division.
- Available Units
- The available units vary from one year to the next, depending on resources and other factors. They include several 800-level units which are normally offered only in the odd-numbered years or only in the even-numbered years. The following list indicates the range of offerings over past years:
| COMP411 |
Database Semantics and Integrity |
| COMP421 |
Mathematical Modelling |
| COMP425 |
Artificial Intelligence |
| COMP428 |
Knowledge Engineering |
| COMP431 |
Advanced Graphics |
| COMP432 |
Special Topic in Computing |
| COMP433 |
Object-Oriented Technology |
| COMP435 |
Advanced Programming with Ada |
| COMP436 |
Functional Programming |
| COMP437 |
Advanced Networking |
| COMP438 |
VLSI Design |
| COMP439 |
Parallel Programming |
| COMP443 |
Algebraic Algorithms for Symbolic Computation |
| COMP444 |
Advanced Numerical Analysis |
| COMP445 |
Category Theory and Computing |
| COMP820 |
Information Systems Management and Analysis |
(even years) |
| COMP821 |
Software Engineering |
(odd years) |
| COMP826 |
Theory of Computation A |
(even years) |
| COMP827 |
Theory of Computation B |
(odd years) |
- Project
- Students may choose their project from a list provided by the Division or may propose a topic of their own. The topic must then be approved and a member of staff appointed as their supervisor. Students are required to report on their project at a series of three seminars spread over the time of their candidature. They are expected to attend workshops on report writing and must present a final, written report on their project by the end of their final examination period.
- Entry Requirements
- Candidates should have a strong background in electronics, including at least a coherent study at 300 level in electronics. They should also have completed substantial studies at 300 level in mathematics, physics or computing appropriate to their proposed project, which should be related to the research interests of the Electronics Department. Candidates must normally have obtained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B/C average); a grade point average of at least 2.5 in all units taken is also required.
- Honours Year Program
- Candidates for the honours degree in electronics devote about half their time to a research project supervised by a member of staff of the Division and half to coursework at an advanced level. Honours students are required to submit a thesis embodying the results of their research and to present a seminar on the project. The coursework is expected to include two 400-level electronics units and two other units at 300 level or 400 level, giving a total of about 12 credit points. Interested students should consult Professor David Skellern well before the end of their undergraduate year to discuss a possible program.
- The program is normally taken full-time over one year, starting in February. In certain cases, a program taken part-time over two years will be considered by the Head of Division.
- Areas of Research
- These include computer and telecommunications networks; multimedia communications services; microelectronics systems design including device characteristics, algorithms, architectures, circuit and device design and CAD software systems; signal and image processing; electromagnetics including antenna analysis and design; and collaboration technology.
Students who have completed programs in either of the above BTech streams are encouraged to enrol in an honours-year program. This will be based on coursework (15 credit points) and on a thesis describing a research project (equivalent to 9 credit points).
The coursework (at 300 level and 400 level) will be chosen from the areas of computing, electronics, mathematics and statistics; there will be some scope for choice of coursework by students, depending on their background, interests and career aspirations.
Information concerning the projects offered to prospective honours students will be made available in the second half of the year before enrolment in honours.
The normal entry requirements are a grade point average of at least 3.0 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B average) and a grade point average of at least 2.5 over all units of study taken.
The program is available on a full-time basis only.
Students completing a Bachelor of Technology (Optoelectronics) program or some other relevant degree program are encouraged to enrol in the BTech (Honours) program in Optoelectronics. Normal entry requirements are a grade point average of at least 2.5 in 300-level units (i.e. at least a B/C average) and a grade point average of at least 2.5 over all units of undergraduate study. Students who do not meet these formal requirements but are strongly committed to undertaking the honours program may be admitted on the recommendation of the Head of Division.
The program comprises 12 credit points of coursework and a research project, each weighted equally in final assessment. The coursework includes two core units of study in advanced optoelectronics (6 credit points in total); two further units totalling 6 credit points may be chosen from the allied honours programs in physics, electronics or information and communications systems or individually approved units from the mathematics and computing programs.
The program is normally taken full-time over one year, starting in February. In certain cases, a program taken part-time over two years will be considered by the Head of Division.
The research projects will be chosen from relevant topics available within the Division (and in appropriate circumstances from topics available outside the Division or University). Projects will be assessed by way of thesis and seminar presentations. Details of research topics and coursework content will be made available before the end of the year preceding enrolment.
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