Undergraduate degrees based within the Department of Physics, include 3-year B.Sc in Physics (PHSI), Electronics (ELEC) and Energy Studies (ENST)

Physics

To major in Physics or Electronics, you must take the following 100-level papers:

• PHSI 131 (or PHSI 191)
• PHSI 132
• MATH 160 Mathematics 1
• MATH 170 Mathematics 2

For a minor in Electronics, your degree should include:

• ELEC 253 in the second (or possibly third) year
• Two third year ELEC papers in your third year.

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• Introductory Courses
• Advanced Courses
• Electronics
• Energy Studies Courses
• JumpStart Physics

Electronics

Electronics is an important part of modern applied physics and an essential part of the New Zealand high-school physics curriculum. Skills in electronics are very valuable for anyone interested in a career as:

• An experimental physicist
• A High-school teacher
• An applied or industrial physicist

To major in Electronics, you must take a standard first year physics course, and then in your second year, your papers will typically include:

• ELEC 253 Analogue and digital electronics
• One paper from MATH 200-level
• One paper from PHSI 200-level, COSC 241-243

Energy Studies

If you intend to major in Energy Studies, you must take the following 100-level papers:

• One 100-level PHSI paper (PHSI 131 recommended)
• MATH 160
• MATH 170