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Subjects
Physics
A full list of undergraduate and postgraduate Physics courses currently offered at Victoria.
100-level courses
- PHYS 114: Physics 1A (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 115: Physics 1B (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 122: Introduction to Physics for Scientists and Engineers (2017, 2016)
- PHYS 131: Energy and Environmental Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 132: Introductory Astronomy (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
200-level courses
- PHYS 209: Physics of the Earth and Planets (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 217: Applied Physics (2021, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 221: Relativity and Quantum Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 222: Electrons and Photons (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 223: Classical Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
300-level courses
- PHYS 304: Electromagnetism (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 305: Thermal Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 307: Quantum Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 309: Solid State and Nuclear Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 339: Experimental Techniques (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 342: Special Topic:
- PHYS 343: Topics in Applied Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
400-level courses
- PHYS 411: Quantum Mechanics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 412: Theoretical Physics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 413: Condensed Matter Physics A (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 414: Condensed Matter Physics B (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 415: Electromagnetism (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 416: Relativity and Electrodynamics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 417: Astrophysics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 418: Special Topic (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 424: Approved PHYS 300-level course not previously taken
- PHYS 440: Directed Individual Study (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 441: Solid Earth Geophysics (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 447: Introduction to Geomagnetism (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 460: Directed Individual Study (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 490: Research Project A (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- PHYS 491: Research Project B (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
500-level courses
- PHYS 591: Thesis (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
600-level courses
- PHYS 690: Physics for PhD (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
- PHYS 691: Applied Physics for PhD (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)