Based on the uploaded PhD curriculum, the programme consists of four compulsory courses and three elective courses, corresponding to seven courses and 21 credit hours. The document identifies the available 600-level electives in general relativity, statistical and quantum physics, quantum field theory, condensed matter, and semiconductor physics.
Elective Doctoral Courses
In addition to the four compulsory courses, PhD students must successfully complete at least three elective doctoral courses, corresponding to 9 credit hours, to satisfy the minimum coursework requirement of 21 credit hours.
Elective courses must be selected in consultation with the student’s thesis supervisor and are subject to the approval of the Departmental Graduate Committee. Each elective course listed below carries 3 credit hours and normally consists of three hours of lectures per week.
Gravitation, Cosmology and Field Theory
PHYS 602 — Theoretical Physics Seminar II
PHYS 603 — Special Topics in General Relativity I
PHYS 604 — Special Topics in General Relativity II
PHYS 605 — Special Topics in General Relativity III
PHYS 606 — Special Topics in General Relativity IV
PHYS 607 — Special Topics in General Relativity V
PHYS 632 — Introduction to General Relativity
PHYS 653 — Quantum Field Theory
Quantum and Statistical Physics
Condensed Matter and Semiconductor Physics
Students may select elective courses from the areas listed below in consultation with their thesis supervisor and subject to the approval of the Departmental Graduate Committee. Course offerings may vary depending on staff availability, student demand, and current research activities.
Interdisciplinary Electives
Subject to the approval of the thesis supervisor and the Departmental Graduate Committee, students may also take relevant doctoral-level courses offered by Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemistry, or other related graduate programmes.
